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F sharp major scale

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

The short answer

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

On the keys

Keyboard with the F sharp major scale marked: F sharp, G sharp, A sharp, B, C sharp, D sharp and E sharpBE♯F♯G♯A♯C♯D♯F♯

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

On the staff

Treble and bass staves showing the F sharp major scale, one octave: F sharp, G sharp, A sharp, B, C sharp, D sharp and E sharpF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E♯F♯

One octave of F sharp major, with the key signature at the start of each staff. F sharp major has six sharps in its key signature: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp and E sharp. 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.

HandF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E♯F♯
Right23412312
Left43213214

Key signature

F sharp major has six sharps in its key signature: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp and E sharp.

Keep going

I chord: F sharp major

F sharp, A sharp and C sharp.

IV chord: B major

B, D sharp and F sharp.

V chord: C sharp major

C sharp major, written here as D flat major: the same keys on the piano, spelled differently. C sharp, E sharp and G sharp.

D sharp minor scale

D sharp minor, written here as E flat minor: the same keys on the piano, spelled differently. The relative minor: the same seven notes and key signature.

F sharp minor scale

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

Questions

How many sharps does the F sharp major scale have?

F sharp major has six sharps in its key signature: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp, A sharp and E sharp.

What is the fingering for the F sharp major scale?

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

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