F# Major Blues Guitar Scale

F# Major Blues in Baritone (B Standard) — Notes and Intervals

The F# Major Blues scale is an extension of the major pentatonic that adds a blue note for extra soul. On Guitar, the notes are F#, G#, A, A#, C#, D#. It blends the happy character of major keys with the expressive, vocal-like slides of the blues, and is a staple in country, swing, and jazz-blues contexts. Commonly used in Blues, Country, Jazz, Swing, Southern Rock. Notable players include B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King. Use over major and dominant 7th chords in blues, country, and swing contexts. Mix with minor blues for complete blues vocabulary.

Notes: F#, G#, A, A#, C#, D#

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 3M, 5P, 6M

Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6

Formula: W-H-H-WH-W-WH

Number of notes: 6

Tuning: Baritone (B Standard) (B-F#-D-A-E-B)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

• F# Major Blues in Standard Tuning
• F# Major Blues in Drop D
• F# Major Blues in DADGAD
• F# Major Blues in Open G
• F# Major Blues in 7-string
• F# Major Blues in 8-string
• F# Major Blues in Drop C
• F# Major Blues in Drop B
• F# Major Blues in Open D
• F# Major Blues in Half Step Down
• F# Major Blues in Open E
• F# Major Blues in Open A
• F# Major Blues in Double Drop D
• F# Major Blues in Open C

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