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F major scale on piano

Notes: F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E

The reference scale of Western music: seven notes, with half steps between degrees 3 and 4, then 7 and 8. Bright and stable, it gives the major keys their names.

How it is built

Steps between the notes (W = whole step, H = half step): W – W – H – W – W – W – H.

Key signature: 1 flat (B♭).

Relative key: D minor.

Fingering

Right hand, going up: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4. Left hand, going up: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1.

The chords of the scale

Other F scales

F minor · F harmonic minor · F major pentatonic · F minor pentatonic · F blues