About the F Tritone scale
F Tritone is used for jazz and film music that wants a symmetrical, unstable color. Think of it as a symmetrical six-note scale built on the tritone. It is F Blues Diminished with the third lowered.
Its notes are F, G♭, A, B, C, and E♭. The formula is H 1½ W H 1½ W.
On the piano, this mode touches the black keys G♭ and E♭.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | FF | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GbG♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | AA | Major 3rd |
| 4 | BB | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | CC | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | EbE♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ W H 1½ W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-2-1-3-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Tritone in other keys
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