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Aliases: F ionian

F major Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a F major scale sound like?

F major scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the F major scale on the piano?

Notes:

F
G
A
Bb
C
D
E
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Intervals:

1P
2M
3M
4P
5P
6M
7M
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play the F major scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F
C
Bb
F
A
E
G
D
Bb
F
C
G
A
E
C
G
D
A
Bb
F
Bb
D
A
E
C
G
Bb
F
C
E
D
A
F
C
G
D
Bb
E
G
D
A
E

Intervals:

7M
B
2M
6M
3M
7M
1P
5P
4P
1P
3M
7M
2M
6M
4P
1P
5P
2M
3M
7M
5P
2M
6M
3M
4P
1P
4P
6M
3M
7M
5P
2M
4P
1P
5P
7M
6M
3M
1P
5P
2M
6M
4P
7M
2M
6M
3M
7M
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About the F major scale

The major scale is the most fundamental scale in Western music theory. Its pattern of whole and half steps (W-W-H-W-W-W-H) produces a bright, happy, and resolved sound. Nearly all of Western harmony, melody, and music theory is built upon the major scale and its relationships.

Notes

What notes are in the F major scale

F - G - A - Bb - C - D - E

Formula

What is the formula for the F major scale

2M - 2M - 2m - 2M - 2M - 2M - 2m

Intervals

What intervals are in the F major scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Major 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Major 6th

Major 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the F major scale