About the F sharp Minor Blues scale
F sharp Minor Blues is used for blues, rock and soul solos. Think of it as the minor pentatonic with one extra blue note, the classic blues sound. It is F♯ Blues Diminished with the third raised.
Its notes are F♯, A, B, C, C♯, and E. The formula is 1½ W H H 1½ W.
Also called Blues Scale and Blues Hexatonic.
On the piano, F♯ Minor Blues touches the black keys F♯ and C♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | BB | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | CC | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | C#C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | EE | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 1½ W H H 1½ W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-1-1-3-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Minor Blues in other keys
C Minor Blues scaleC sharp Minor Blues scaleD Minor Blues scaleD sharp Minor Blues scaleE Minor Blues scaleF Minor Blues scaleG Minor Blues scaleG sharp Minor Blues scaleA Minor Blues scaleA sharp Minor Blues scaleB Minor Blues scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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