Scales
F# Mixolydian Pentatonic Scale
F# · A# · B · C# · E
F# Mixolydian Pentatonic is a scale built on F# with the notes F# · A# · B · C# · E.
F# Mixolydian Pentatonic Scale
F# · A# · B · C# · E
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 2 3 1 2 1 2 | F# · A# · B · C# · E · F# | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 2 1 3 | F# · A# · B · 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# Mixolydian Pentatonic is made of the notes F# · A# · B · C# · E. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern 2 H W W½ W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
F# Mixolydian Pentatonic 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.
Gb Mixolydian PentatonicGb · Bb · Cb · Db · Fb
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales that contain it
F# BebopF# · G# · A# · B · C# · D# · E · E#
Contains every note of F# Mixolydian Pentatonic.
F# MixolydianF# · G# · A# · B · C# · D# · E
Contains every note of F# Mixolydian Pentatonic.
F# Mixolydian b6F# · G# · A# · B · C# · D · E
Contains every note of F# Mixolydian Pentatonic.
F# Phrygian DominantF# · G · A# · B · C# · D · E
Contains every note of F# Mixolydian Pentatonic.
F# Spanish HeptatonicF# · G · A · A# · B · C# · D · E
Contains every note of F# Mixolydian Pentatonic.
F# Bebop MinorF# · G# · A · A# · B · C# · D# · E
Contains every note of F# Mixolydian Pentatonic.
Understanding F# Mixolydian Pentatonic
Names and spellings
F# Mixolydian Pentatonic and Gb Mixolydian Pentatonic are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Gb Mixolydian Pentatonic
Common questions
- How do I play F# Mixolydian Pentatonic?
- 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 2 3 1 2 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in F# Mixolydian Pentatonic?
- F# Mixolydian Pentatonic contains the notes F# · A# · B · C# · E, measured from the tonic F# as the intervals 1P, 3M, 4P, 5P, 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# Mixolydian Pentatonic?
- From F# the steps run 2 H W W½ 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.