F♯ blues scale
The F♯ blues scale is F♯ A B C C♯ E: six notes, gritty, with a blue note. Its formula is 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7.
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The notes of F♯ blues
From F♯ up to F♯: step and a half, whole, half, half, step and a half, whole. Tap a key to hear it.
F♯ A B C C♯ E F♯
| Degree | Note | From the root |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | Root |
| ♭3 | A | Minor third |
| 4 | B | Perfect fourth |
| ♭5 | C | Diminished fifth |
| 5 | C♯ | Perfect fifth |
| ♭7 | E | Minor seventh |
How F♯ blues is built
F♯ minor pentatonic with one note added: C, the flat fifth, between B and C♯. That is the blue note, and the rub it makes against the notes beside it is the sound of the blues.
The minor pentatonic with one note added: the flat fifth, the “blue note” that gives blues, rock and soul their bite. Six notes in all. The blues scale in every key.
Chords to play F♯ blues over
A blues in F♯ moves between three chords, the first, fourth and fifth, each played as a seventh chord. The scale fits over all three.
See them as a 12-bar blues.
Play F♯ blues over a beat
A beat on the chords of F♯ minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.
Questions about F♯ blues
What notes are in the F♯ blues scale?
F♯, A, B, C, C♯ and E. Its formula is 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7, counted from the major scale on F♯, and its steps from F♯ up to F♯ are: step and a half, whole, half, half, step and a half, whole.
What is the blue note in the F♯ blues scale?
C, the flat fifth, a half step above B and below C♯. It slides into one of them more often than it stays, and that rub is what makes it sound like the blues. Without it the scale is F♯ minor pentatonic.
Blues scale in every key
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