Scales
F Augmented Heptatonic Scale
F · G# · A · Bb · C · C# · E
F Augmented Heptatonic is a scale built on F with the notes F · G# · A · Bb · C · C# · E.
F Augmented Heptatonic Scale
F · G# · A · Bb · C · C# · E
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | F · G# · A · Bb · C · C# · E · F | |
| Left hand | 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 | F · G# · A · Bb · C · C# · E · F |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
F Augmented Heptatonic is made of the notes F · G# · A · Bb · C · C# · E. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W½ H H W H W½ H.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of F Augmented Heptatonic gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales F Augmented Heptatonic shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
F Ionian PentatonicF · A · Bb · C · E
Every note of this scale is in F Augmented Heptatonic.
F Vietnamese 1F · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Every note of this scale is in F Augmented Heptatonic.
F AugmentedF · G# · A · C · C# · E
Every note of this scale is in F Augmented Heptatonic.
Scales that contain it
F ChromaticF · Gb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · C · Db · D · Eb · E
Contains every note of F Augmented Heptatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play F Augmented Heptatonic?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of F Augmented Heptatonic?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of F Augmented Heptatonic gives F (I), G# Bb C# (II), Am (iii), Bbm (iv), Caug (V+), C#aug (VI+), Emajb5 (VII). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in F Augmented Heptatonic?
- F Augmented Heptatonic contains the notes F · G# · A · Bb · C · C# · E, measured from the tonic F as the intervals 1P, 2A, 3M, 4P, 5P, 5A, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of F Augmented Heptatonic?
- From F the steps run W½ H H W H W½ H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.