F# Major Blues Guitar Scale

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Notes

F♯
G♯
A
A♯
C♯
D♯

Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – La♯ – Do♯ – Ré♯

Interval Structure

F♯ T G♯ ½T A ½T A♯ T+½T C♯ T D♯ F♯+oct. T+½T

About this scale

The major blues scale blends the warmth of the major pentatonic with the ambiguity of the minor 3rd. It is the sound of original rock'n'roll — Chuck Berry, Elvis, Carl Perkins. Works perfectly over I7–IV7–V7 blues progressions. Country guitarists also use it to add a 'gritty' feel to double-stop lines.

See fretboard positions for F# Major Blues on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys