F♯ major pentatonic scale
5 sharps: F♯ G♯ A♯ C♯ D♯ · pattern W–W–W+H–W–W+H
F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – C♯ – D♯
Step patternWWW+HWW+H
About this scale
Five notes, no half steps: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. With nothing to clash, any note sounds good over the I chord — the reason it’s everywhere in folk, country and pop melodies.
Relative key: D♯ minor pentatonic.
Other F♯ scales
F♯ majorF♯ natural minorF♯ harmonic minorF♯ melodic minorF♯ minor pentatonicF♯ bluesF♯ DorianF♯ Mixolydian
Major pentatonic scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the F♯ major pentatonic scale?
F♯, G♯, A♯, C♯, D♯.
How many sharps or flats are in F♯ major pentatonic scale?
5: F♯, G♯, A♯, C♯, D♯.
What is the step pattern of the major pentatonic scale?
W–W–W+H–W–W+H, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on F♯ to get this scale.
What is the relative minor of F♯ major pentatonic?
D♯ minor pentatonic. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.