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F# Blues Scale on Piano

Diagram, notes, and audio for the F# Blues scale on piano. Free in your browser.

F# BluesCEABCEABC#F#C#F#C4C5C6
Notes
F#ABCC#E
Intervals
1P3m4P5d5P7m
Scale type
F# Blues

About F# Blues on piano

Players reach for the F# Blues on piano when they want immediate musical results. The scale's character is gritty, expressive, and unmistakably American, which is why it shows up in so many genres. Spell the scale and you get F#, A, B, C, C#, E — memorise that order before you worry about positions.

On piano the blues scale lives best in the right hand over a left-hand walking bass; the highlighted blue note is the chromatic passing tone you slide into. Functionally it carries the same harmonic role wherever it appears, regardless of key — the F# setting just shifts every pitch up or down without touching the scale's intervals. After a few minutes with the diagram, try humming the notes back — internalising the sound is what makes the scale yours.

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the F# Blues scale?
The F# Blues scale contains the notes F#, A, B, C, C#, E. That is 6 pitch classes, played in that order from the root upward.
What does Blues mean in music theory?
Blues is a six-note scale that adds a chromatic "blue note" to the minor pentatonic. The interval pattern is the same in every key — choosing F# as the root just shifts every pitch up or down without changing the scale's character.
How do I practise F# Blues on piano?
Start with the diagram on this page, play the notes slowly ascending and descending, then add a metronome at a comfortable tempo. Once the fingering is automatic, try improvising short phrases that always land back on F#.

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Instrument
Root
Scale type
F# BluesCEABCEABC#F#C#F#C4C5C6
Scale
F# Blues
Notes
F#ABCC#E
Intervals
1P3m4P5d5P7m
Slug
/scales/piano/f-sharp-blues/

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