SCALE REFERENCE

F Major

F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The reference scale of Western music — bright, resolved, and the yardstick every other scale is described against.

Notes & degrees
F1G2A3B♭4C5D6E7
NotesF, G, A, Bb, C, D, E
StepsW – W – H – W – W – W – H (W = whole, H = half)
Also calledIonian
Piano
FGACDEB♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFGAB♭CDEBCDEFGAB♭GGAB♭CDEFGDDEFGAB♭CDAAB♭CDEFGAEEFGAB♭CDE

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AAB♭CDEFGAEEFGAB♭CDECCDEFGAB♭CGGAB♭CDEFG

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IFFmaj7
iiGmGm7
iiiAmAm7
IVB♭B♭maj7
VCC7
viDmDm7
vii°EdimEm7♭5

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

IFiiGmiiiAmIVB♭VCviDmvii°Edim
Common progressions in F major

I – V – vi – IV

F – C – Dm – B♭

I – IV – V

F – B♭ – C

ii – V – I

Gm – C – F

vi – IV – I – V

Dm – B♭ – F – C

Hear these and thousands of real songs that use them in the Song Chords Database and the progressions reference.

Related keys
Relative minorD minorParallel minorF minor
Other scales on F

Core scales & modes

F Natural MinorF Harmonic MinorF Melodic MinorF DorianF PhrygianF LydianF MixolydianF Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

F Major PentatonicF Minor PentatonicF BluesF Major Blues

Jazz & altered

F Harmonic MajorF Phrygian DominantF Lydian DominantF AlteredF Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

F Whole ToneF Diminished (Whole–Half)F Diminished (Half–Whole)F Augmented Scale

World & exotic

F Hungarian MinorF Double Harmonic MajorF Neapolitan Minor
Major on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.