What notes are in the F# Blues scale?

F#, A, B, C, C# and E. The formula is 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7.

Where do I start F# Blues on guitar?

Put your first finger on F# at fret 14 of the low E string; the root is also at fret 9 of the A string. Learn that box first, then link it to the next one up the neck.

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F# Blues scale on guitar

F# Blues is a minor pentatonic with one added note, the flat fifth (the blue note). Its notes are F#, A, B, C, C# and E (1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7). Slide through the blue note on the way to the fifth for an instant blues sound. The F# roots sit at frets 2 and 14 on the low E string.

How to practice it

Start at fret 14 on the low E string and play the box from low to high and back.
Say or think the note names as you play until the roots jump out.
Play it over a backing track in the same key and aim for the root on strong beats.
Chords in the key: F#m, G#dim, A, Bm, C#m, D and E.

Questions

What notes are in the F# Blues scale?: F#, A, B, C, C# and E. The formula is 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7.
Where do I start F# Blues on guitar?: Put your first finger on F# at fret 14 of the low E string; the root is also at fret 9 of the A string. Learn that box first, then link it to the next one up the neck.

Also try: F# Minor Pentatonic scale · F# Minor scale · F# Minor · Scale Charts