Scale
F♯ blues scale
The F♯ blues scale has 6 notes: F♯, A, B, C, C♯ and E.
- Notes
- F♯ · A · B · C · C♯ · E
- Step pattern
- W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W
W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).
Play it yourself
Play the scale going up: start on F♯ and tap each note in order.
- F♯
- A
- B
- C
- C♯
- E
The blues scale is the minor pentatonic plus one extra note: the flat 5, the "blue note" that gives blues and rock their bite. Play it over a blues and slide through that note rather than landing on it.