F♯ Minor pentatonicScale

Formula

1½ W W 1½ W 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
The family

F♯ Minor pentatonic on the chromatic circle

F♯ Minor pentatonic has the notes of A Major pentatonic, started from F♯. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W W 1½ W 1½ ♭3 AI Major pentatonic 4 BII 5 C♯III ♭7 EIV 1 F♯V Minor pentatonic F♯ Minor pentatonic
The whole neck

F♯ Minor pentatonic across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1
Context

Where F♯ Minor pentatonic fits

The first scale most guitarists learn: blues, rock and metal solos over minor and dominant chords. It works over all three chords of a 12-bar blues in its key.

Minor pentatonic scale in every key

F♯ Minor pentatonic scale questions

What notes are in the F♯ Minor pentatonic scale?

F♯ A B C♯ E. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7.

What is the F♯ Minor pentatonic scale formula?

1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7, or in steps between the notes, 1½ W W 1½ W (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the F♯ Minor pentatonic scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of F♯ Minor pentatonic up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape.

When is the F♯ Minor pentatonic scale used?

The first scale most guitarists learn: blues, rock and metal solos over minor and dominant chords. It works over all three chords of a 12-bar blues in its key.