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F Inverted Major scale

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About the F Inverted Major scale

F Inverted Major is a flat second, third, sixth and seventh, a mirrored major scale. It's used for experimental writing and moody film cues.

Positions

Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.

CAGED

Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.

E shapefr 1
D shapefr 2
C shapefr 5
A shapefr 7
G shapefr 10
3NPS

3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.

Shape 1fr 1
Shape 2fr 2
Shape 3fr 4
Shape 4fr 6
Shape 5fr 8
Shape 6fr 9
Shape 7fr 11
7-position system

7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.

Position 1fr 1
Position 2fr 2
Position 3fr 4
Position 4fr 6
Position 5fr 8
Position 6fr 9
Position 7fr 11

Chords in the key of F Inverted Major

Expand a chord to see how to play it.

i F minor
3fr 8fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

II G flat
4fr 6fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

III A flat
4fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

iv B flat minor
6fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

C diminished
3fr 6fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

VI D flat
4fr 6fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

vii E flat minor
6fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in F Inverted Major

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

i F minor seven
3fr 8fr 9fr

II G flat major seven
4fr 6fr 9fr

III A flat seven
4fr 6fr 11fr

iv B flat minor seven
6fr 8fr

C minor seven flat five
4fr 8fr 10fr

VI D flat major seven
4fr 6fr 9fr

vii E flat minor seven
6fr 7fr 11fr

Progressions in F Inverted Major

Tap any chord to hear it, or play the whole progression.

i Isus4
i ♭II
i ♭IIM7
i III
i VIM7

Notes and intervals

1 F Root
2 G flat Minor 2nd
3 A flat Minor 3rd
4 B flat Perfect 4th
5 C Perfect 5th
6 D flat Minor 6th
7 E flat Minor 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Inverted Major in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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