About the F sharp Enigmatic Ascending scale
F sharp Enigmatic Ascending is used for experimental and dramatic concert writing. Think of it as the enigmatic scale of Verdi, a puzzle of a scale that barely sounds like a key. It is F♯ Leading Whole Tone with the second lowered.
Its notes are F♯, G, A♯, B♯, C♯♯, D♯♯, and E♯. The formula is H 1½ W W W H H.
Also called Enigmatic Scale and Verdi's Enigmatic Scale.
An unfretted guitar already sounds E, D, and G from this scale. A guitarist finds the lowest F♯ at the 2nd fret of the low E string. Capo the second fret to play F♯ Enigmatic Ascending with E-shape fingerings.
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.
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.
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.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | A#A♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | B#B♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | C##C♯♯ | Augmented 5th |
| 6 | D##D♯♯ | Augmented 6th |
| 7 | E#E♯ | Major 7th |
| Steps | H 1½ W W W H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-3-2-2-2-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Enigmatic Ascending in other keys
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