F Major Scale

F major

Notes

F · G · A · B♭ · C · D · E

Intervals

  • RootF (1P)
  • Major 2ndG (2M)
  • Major 3rdA (3M)
  • Perfect 4thB♭ (4P)
  • Perfect 5thC (5P)
  • Major 6thD (6M)
  • Major 7thE (7M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EFGAB♭CDECDEFGAB♭GAB♭CDEFGDEFGAB♭CDAB♭CDEFGAEFGAB♭CDE
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Modes of F major

Each mode uses the same seven notes as F major, started from a different scale degree.

  1. 1F Ionian — this scale— major 7th (7)
  2. 2G Dorian— natural 6th (♮6)
  3. 3A Phrygian— flat 2nd (♭2)
  4. 4B♭ Lydian— sharp 4th (♯4 / ♯11)
  5. 5C Mixolydian— flat 7th (♭7)
  6. 6D Aeolian— flat 6th (♭6)
  7. 7E Locrian— flat 5th (♭5)

3-Notes-Per-String positions

Seven movable patterns, each covering all 6 strings with 3 consecutive scale tones per string. Root notes are shown in red.

All 7 patterns
Pattern 1open · frets 0–5
EBGDAE35EFGAB♭CDEFGAB♭CDEFGA
Pattern 2frets 1–6
EBGDAE357FGAB♭CDEFGAB♭CDEFGAB♭
Pattern 3frets 3–8
EBGDAE3579GAB♭CDEFGAB♭CDEFGAB♭C
Pattern 4frets 5–10
EBGDAE579AB♭CDEFGAB♭CDEFGAB♭CD
Pattern 5frets 6–12
EBGDAE791213B♭CDEFGAB♭CDEFGAB♭CDE
Pattern 6frets 8–13
EBGDAE9121314CDEFGAB♭CDEFGAB♭CDEF
Pattern 7frets 10–15
EBGDAE1213141516DEFGAB♭CDEFGAB♭CDEFG

Quartal voicings

Stacked perfect 4ths across four adjacent strings, sorted nut to heel. Root notes are circled in red.

All voicings
EBGDAE3EADG
E root
EBGDAE3ADGC
A root
EBGDAE3DGCF
D root
EBGDAE35GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE57DGCF
D root
EBGDAE35EADG
E root
EBGDAE57ADGC
A root
EBGDAE79EADG
E root
EBGDAE57GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE1213DGCF
D root
EBGDAE1213GCFB♭
G root
EBGDAE79ADGC
A root

Diagrams

F Major Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

F Major Scale — notes F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
F Major Scale — seven 3-notes-per-string positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Seven 3NPS positions
F Major Scale — quartal voicings shown as chord-box diagrams for all four roots.
Quartal voicings — 3 string sets, sorted nut to heel