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Guitar scale companion

F# Blues Scale

Learn the F# Blues scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
F#, A, B, C, C#, E
Steps
W+H-W-H-H-W+H-W
Sharps and flats
F#, C#
All 5 positions
E shape (frets 1-5); D shape (frets 4-8); C shape (frets 6-10); A shape (frets 9-13); G shape (frets 11-15)
1F#b3A4Bb5C5C#b7E

Full fretboard map

Every F# Blues Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

EBGDAEF#ABCC#EF#ABCC#EBCC#EF#ABCC#EF#AEF#ABCC#EF#ABCC#ABCC#EF#ABCC#EF#CC#EF#ABCC#EF#ABF#ABCC#EF#ABCC#E123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five F# Blues Scale positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.

E shape · frets 1-5

F# Blues Scale, E shape: the box around the E-shape F# chord, taken from the E box of F# Minor Pentatonic.

F# Blues Scale E shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the E shape.EADGBe12345b514b7b351b5514b3b5b7b3
E shape tab (1-5)
e |----2--------5|
B |-1--2--------5|
G |----2-----4--5|
D |----2-----4---|
A |----2--3--4---|
E |----2--------5|

D shape · frets 4-8

F# Blues Scale, D shape: the box around the D-shape F# chord, taken from the D box of F# Minor Pentatonic.

F# Blues Scale D shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the D shape.EADGBe45678514b3b5b7b354b7b314b5b5
D shape tab (4-8)
e |----5-----7--8|
B |----5-----7---|
G |-4--5--6------|
D |-4--------7---|
A |-4--------7---|
E |----5-----7--8|

C shape · frets 6-10

F# Blues Scale, C shape: the box around the C-shape F# chord, taken from the C box of F# Minor Pentatonic.

F# Blues Scale C shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the C shape.EADGBe67891054b7b314b5b5514b75b5b3
C shape tab (6-10)
e |----7--8--9---|
B |----7-------10|
G |-6--------9---|
D |----7-----9-10|
A |----7-----9---|
E |----7--8--9---|

A shape · frets 9-13

F# Blues Scale, A shape: the box around the A-shape F# chord, taken from the A box of F# Minor Pentatonic.

F# Blues Scale A shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the A shape.EADGBe910111213514b75b5b351b7b34b7
A shape tab (9-13)
e |-9-------12---|
B |---10----12---|
G |-9----11------|
D |-9-10-11------|
A |-9-------12---|
E |-9-------12---|

G shape · frets 11-15

F# Blues Scale, G shape: the box around the G-shape F# chord, taken from the G box of F# Minor Pentatonic.

F# Blues Scale G shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the G shape.EADGBe111213141551b7b34b7b514b7b351b5
G shape tab (11-15)
e |---12----14---|
B |---12-13-14---|
G |11-------14---|
D |11-------14---|
A |---12----14-15|
E |---12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootF#
b3m3A
4P4B
b5d5C
5P5C#
b7m7E

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