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How to Play the F Major Scale on Guitar

F Major Scale Overview

F Major Scale Notes & Degrees

F (Tonic) - G (Supertonic) - A (Mediant) - Bb (Subdominant) - C (Dominant) - D (Submediant) - E (Leading Tone)

Intervals

W-W-H-W-W-W-H, or in semitones, 2-2-1-2-2-2-1

Formula with Chords

I (F) - ii (Gm) - iii (Am) - IV (Bb) - V (C) - vi (Dm) - vii° (Edim)

Famous Songs That Use the F Major Scale

  • 'Pumped Up Kicks' by Foster the People
  • 'Hey, Soul Sister' by Train
  • 'Yesterday' by The Beatles
  • 'Your Song' by Elton John
  • 'Seven Nation Army' by The White Stripes

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