The F♯ Major scale contains the notes F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, and E♯. Bright and modern, this scale is common in pop, gospel, and rock genres. Its relative minor is D♯ minor, which is enharmonically equivalent to E♭ minor, covered elsewhere on this site. Below are five F♯ Major scale positions.
Fretboard Position 1
e|----------------------------|----------------1--[2]-| B|----------------------------|-------0--2--4---------| G|----------------------------|-1--3------------------| D|------------------1--3--[4]-|-----------------------| A|---------1--2--4------------|-----------------------| E|-[2]--4---------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 2
e|--------------------------|---------------------4-| B|--------------------------|----------4--6--[7]----| G|--------------------------|----4--6---------------| D|-------------------[4]--6-|-8---------------------| A|----------4--6--8---------|-----------------------| E|-4--6--7------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 3
e|--------------------------|---------------------6-| B|--------------------------|----------6--[7]--9----| G|--------------------------|----6--8---------------| D|---------------------6--8-|-9---------------------| A|----------6--8--[9]-------|-----------------------| E|-6--7--9------------------|-----------------------|
Fretboard Position 4
e|-----------------------------|---------------------7--9-| B|-----------------------------|--------------9--11-------| G|-----------------------------|-8--10--[11]--------------| D|--------------------8--9--11-|--------------------------| A|--------8--[9]--11-----------|--------------------------| E|-9--11-----------------------|--------------------------|
Fretboard Position 5
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------11-| B|----------------------------------|---------------11--12--14-----| G|----------------------------------|-----[11]--13-----------------| D|---------------------------11--13-|-15---------------------------| A|---------------11--13--14---------|------------------------------| E|-11--13--[14]---------------------|------------------------------|
Solo Over These Chords
- F# major, G# minor, A# minor, B major, C# major, D# minor, E# diminished