On the guitar neck
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (F♯) is coloured. It sits on fret 2 of the low E string and fret 9 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
F♯ blues uses F♯, A, B, C, C♯ and E, where C natural is the blue note. Box 1 starts at the 2nd fret, and low E, A, B and high E all ring open inside the scale. These six notes also form the A major blues scale.
The F sharp blues scale has six notes: F♯ – A – B – C – C♯ – E. It is the F sharp minor pentatonic plus one note, C: the blue note, between B and C♯, which gives it the blues sound.
Tip: Over F♯7, B7 and C♯7, bend the B at the 4th fret of the G string a half step up to C, the blue note.
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (F♯) is coloured. It sits on fret 2 of the low E string and fret 9 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| F♯ | Root |
| A | Minor third |
| B | Perfect fourth |
| C | Diminished fifth |
| C♯ | Perfect fifth |
| E | Minor seventh |
Over a blues in F♯ (with F♯7) and over the chords of F sharp minor.