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