How to play the F# Major guitar scale

The F# Major scale is a major scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 4 5 6 7

Which notes are in the F# Major guitar scale?

The notes in the F# Major scale are:

F# G# A# B C# D# E# F#

There are 7 notes in the scale with no flats and 6 sharps.

What are the intervals in the F# Major Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the F# Major guitar scale is R 2 3 4 5 6 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 2 1 2 2 2 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone

The F# Major Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at F# Major on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

F# Major Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the F# Major covered in this page:

• The F# Major Scale is a major scale.

• The definition of the F# Major scale is: R 2 3 4 5 6 7

• The notes in the F# Major guitar scale are: F# G# A# B C# D# E# F#

• The interval formula for the F# Major scale is: 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

• The note intervals in the F# Major scale are: Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone