Interactive piano keyboard showing F# Blues scale degrees. Click highlighted keys to play.
The F♯ blues scale (F♯, A, B, C, C♯, E) is a rock and blues guitarist's essential tool, with fretboard-friendly positions that enable fast, expressive soloing. The blue note C adds chromatic tension between B and C♯ for bend-heavy blues phrasing. It works over F♯ minor progressions in rock and blues-rock.
Adding the flat 5th (the “blue note”) to minor pentatonic creates the characteristic tension-and-release of blues improvisation. This tritone is the single interval that gives the blues scale its soulful, crying quality.
The diatonic chords in F# Blues are: F#m, Am, Bm, C, C#m, Eaug. These are the chords built naturally from each degree of the scale.
What is the Blues?
The F♯ blues scale (F♯, A, B, C, C♯, E) is a rock and blues guitarist's essential tool, with fretboard-friendly positions that enable fast, expressive soloing. The blue note C adds chromatic tension between B and C♯ for bend-heavy blues phrasing. It works over F♯ minor progressions in rock and blues-rock.
What notes are in the F# Blues?
The F# Blues contains the notes: F#, A, B, C, C#, E. This is a 6-note scale starting from F#.
How many chords does the F# Blues have?
The F# Blues produces 6 diatonic chords, one built on each degree of the scale: F#m, Am, Bm, C, C#m, Eaug.
What is the formula for the Blues?
The Blues follows the interval formula: W+H-W-H-H-W+H-W (W = whole step, H = half step).
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Position in circle of fifths
F# is at the 6 o'clock position. Related keys: C# (dominant), B (subdominant), Eb (relative minor), Ab (supertonic), E (subtonic).