Scales
F Spanish Heptatonic Scale
F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb
F Spanish Heptatonic is a scale built on F with the notes F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb.
F Spanish Heptatonic Scale
F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 | F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb · F | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 | F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb · 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 Spanish Heptatonic is made of the notes F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W H H W H W W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
F Spanish Heptatonic is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales inside it
F PhrygianF · Gb · Ab · Bb · C · Db · Eb
Every note of this scale is in F Spanish Heptatonic.
F Mixolydian PentatonicF · A · Bb · C · Eb
Every note of this scale is in F Spanish Heptatonic.
F Vietnamese 1F · Ab · Bb · C · Db
Every note of this scale is in F Spanish Heptatonic.
F PelogF · Gb · Ab · C · Db
Every note of this scale is in F Spanish Heptatonic.
F KumoijoshiF · Gb · Bb · C · Db
Every note of this scale is in F Spanish Heptatonic.
F In-senF · Gb · Bb · C · Eb
Every note of this scale is in F Spanish Heptatonic.
Scales that contain it
F ChromaticF · Gb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · C · Db · D · Eb · E
Contains every note of F Spanish Heptatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play F Spanish 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 1 2 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in F Spanish Heptatonic?
- F Spanish Heptatonic contains the notes F · Gb · Ab · A · Bb · C · Db · Eb, measured from the tonic F as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 3M, 4P, 5P, 6m, 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 Spanish Heptatonic?
- From F the steps run H W H H W H W W, 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.