F major scale

F major

  • FR
  • G2
  • A3
  • B♭4
  • C5
  • D6
  • E7

Positions

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How it is built

  • Seven notes: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half. The half steps fall between A–B♭ and E–F.
  • E is the leading tone. It sits a half step below F and pulls hard toward it, which is why the V chord resolves home.
  • Same notes as D minor. Start on D and the mood flips without changing a single pitch.

Chords in the key of F major

  1. IF
  2. iiGm
  3. iiiAm
  4. IVB♭
  5. VC
  6. viDm
  7. vii°Edim
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Chords that fit F major

Related keys

  • Relative: D minor — same notes, different home
  • Parallel: F minor — same root, different notes

Other F scales