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F major scale

The eight notes, fingering for both hands and the key signature.

The short answer

The notes of the F major scale are F, G, A, B flat, C, D and E, and then F again at the top.

On the keys

Keyboard with the F major scale marked: F, G, A, B flat, C, D and EFGACDEFB♭

Yellow is the starting note, and the same note again an octave up.

On the staff

Treble and bass staves showing the F major scale, one octave: F, G, A, B flat, C, D and EFGAB♭CDEF

One octave of F major, with the key signature at the start of each staff. F major has one flat in its key signature: B flat. The right hand reads the treble clef; the left plays the same notes two octaves lower, on the bass clef.

Fingering

One octave going up. The thumb is 1 and the little finger is 5. Coming down, play the same fingers in reverse order.

HandFGAB♭CDEF
Right12341234
Left54321321

Key signature

F major has one flat in its key signature: B flat.

Keep going

I chord: F major

F, A and C.

IV chord: B flat major

B flat, D and F.

V chord: C major

C, E and G.

D minor scale

The relative minor: the same seven notes and the same key signature, starting on D.

F minor scale

Same starting note, a different mood: the third, sixth and seventh notes drop a semitone.

Questions

How many flats does the F major scale have?

F major has one flat in its key signature: B flat.

What is the fingering for the F major scale?

For one octave going up, the right hand uses 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 and the left hand uses 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1.

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