About the F sharp Blues Minor Pentatonic scale
F sharp Blues Minor Pentatonic is used for blues and minor-key solos that want extra weight. Think of it as a dark five-note scale with a flat sixth in place of the fifth. It is F♯ Minor Pentatonic with the fifth raised.
Its notes are F♯, A, B, D, and E. The formula is 1½ W 1½ W W. It is the third mode of D Major Pentatonic.
Also called Rock Pentatonic and Malkauns.
The key draws one black key from the piano, F♯. F♯ Blues Minor Pentatonic includes a stretch of four consecutive white keys.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | BB | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | DD | Minor 6th |
| 5 | EE | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 1½ W 1½ W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-3-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 ♭6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Blues Minor Pentatonic in other keys
C Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleC sharp Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleD Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleD sharp Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleE Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleF Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleG Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleG sharp Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleA Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleA sharp Blues Minor Pentatonic scaleB Blues Minor Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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