SCALE REFERENCE

F♯ Double Harmonic Major

F♯ – G – A♯ – B – C♯ – D – E♯1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7

A major 3rd and 7th over a flat 2nd and 6th — the 'Arabic' scale, with augmented 2nds on both sides of the 5th.

Notes & degrees
F♯1Gb2A♯3B4C♯5Db6E♯7
NotesF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, E#
Steps1 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 1 (semitones)
Also calledByzantine, Arabic, Gypsy Major
Piano
GBDE♯F♯A♯C♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eE♯F♯GA♯BC♯DBBC♯DE♯F♯GA♯BGGA♯BC♯DE♯F♯GDDE♯F♯GA♯BC♯DAA♯BC♯DE♯F♯GEE♯F♯GA♯BC♯D

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

357912AA♯BC♯DE♯F♯GEE♯F♯GA♯BC♯DCC♯DE♯F♯GA♯BGGA♯BC♯DE♯F♯G

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
IF♯F♯maj7
♭IIGGmaj7
iiiA♯mA♯min
ivBmBm(maj7)
VC♯C♯?
♭VI+DaugDmaj7♯5
VIIE♯E♯?

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

IF♯♭IIGiiiA♯mivBmVC♯♭VI+DaugVIIE♯
Other scales on F♯

Core scales & modes

F♯ MajorF♯ 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♯ Neapolitan Minor
Double Harmonic Major on another root
CC♯DE♭EFF♯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.