About the F sharp Minor Pentatonic scale
F sharp Minor Pentatonic is used for rock, blues, pop and riff-based music of every kind. Think of it as the five-note minor scale, the first scale most guitarists ever learn. It is F♯ Blues Minor Pentatonic with the sixth lowered.
Its notes are F♯, A, B, C♯, and E. The formula is 1½ W W 1½ W. It is the fifth mode of A Major Pentatonic.
Also called Blues Pentatonic and Yu.
On the piano, the key touches the black keys F♯ and C♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | BB | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | C#C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | EE | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 1½ W W 1½ W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-2-3-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Minor Pentatonic in other keys
C Minor Pentatonic scaleC sharp Minor Pentatonic scaleD Minor Pentatonic scaleD sharp Minor Pentatonic scaleE Minor Pentatonic scaleF Minor Pentatonic scaleG Minor Pentatonic scaleG sharp Minor Pentatonic scaleA Minor Pentatonic scaleA sharp Minor Pentatonic scaleB Minor Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.