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F♯ major scale on piano

Notes: F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯ (= F)

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: 6 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

Relative key: D♯ minor.

Fingering

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

The chords of the scale

Other F♯ scales

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