About the F sharp Tritone scale
F sharp 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.
The black keys F♯, A♯, and C♯ belong to F♯ Tritone. That raised fourth spells out to the white key B♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | A#A♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | B#B♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | C#C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | EE | 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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