F# Rock'n'Roll / Boogie Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · 7 notes · major family
Notes
F♯
G♯
A
A♯
C♯
D♯
E
Solfège : Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La – La♯ – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi
Interval Structure
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
½T
A♯
T+½T
C♯
T
D♯
½T
E
→
F♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in F#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | F♯m | minor |
| II | G♯? | — |
| III | A | Major |
| IV | A♯? | — |
| v | C♯m | minor |
| vi° | D♯° | diminished |
| VII | E? | — |
About this scale
The Rock'n'Roll / Boogie scale is a major-blues hybrid with the minor 3rd and minor 7th. It captures the essence of boogie-woogie, original rock'n'roll, and the shuffle. Classic bass boogie lines (alternating root and 5th with chromatic runs) derive directly from it.
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