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F♯ minor pentatonic scale on piano

Notes: F♯ – A – B – C♯ – E

Five notes: the minor scale without its 2nd and 6th degrees. It is the scale of rock and blues, and the simplest one to start improvising with.

How it is built

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

Relative key: A major.

Other F♯ scales

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