F Major Pentatonic Scale

The F Major Pentatonic Scale has a Major quality due to its Major Third A. The Major Pentatonic Scale, like F Major Pentatonic, is similar to the F Major Scale but without the Fourth and Seventh degrees. This produces a simpler melodic flow that is commonly heard in blues and country music among others. The F Major Pentatonic Scale has five notes, F, G, A, C, D.

Below you will find the F Major Pentatonic Scale notes, notation, patterns, degrees, intervals and more. You can also opt to see the F Major Pentatonic Scale on your preferred instrument.

Theoretical Only

The F Major Pentatonic Scale is considered theoretical only as it has double sharps or flats in the key signature.

The usual alternative is the enharmonic equivalent E Major Pentatonic Scale

Notes Ascending

F, G, A, C, D, F

Notes Descending

F, D, C, A, G, F

Pattern Ascending

T, T, TS, T, TS

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

TS, T, TS, T, T

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Degrees Ascending

NoteNumberName
F1Tonic
G2Supertonic
A3Mediant
C5Dominant
D6Submediant
F8Tonic (Octave)

Degrees Descending

NoteNumberName
F8Tonic (Octave)
D6Submediant
C5Dominant
A3Mediant
G2Supertonic
F1Tonic

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
F > F0Perfect Unison (P1)
F > G2Major 2nd (M2)
F > A4Major 3rd (M3)
F > C7Perfect 5th (P5)
F > D9Major 6th (M6)
F > F12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
F > F0Perfect Unison (P1)
F > D3minor 3rd (m3)
F > C5Perfect 4th (P4)
F > A8minor 6th (m6)
F > G10minor 7th (m7)
F > F12Perfect Octave (P8)

Scales related to F Major Pentatonic Scale

Enharmonic Equivalent Scale

Scale with the same root and notes as the F Major Pentatonic Scale but different spelling.

E Major Pentatonic Scale

Relative Minor Scale

Minor scale with the same notes as F Major Pentatonic Scale but in a different order.

D Minor Pentatonic Scale

Chords related to F Major Pentatonic Scale

Related Triads

The related chords cannot be built using the notes of F Major Pentatonic Scale alone so they have been substituted with the chords of the F Major Scale. The chords are in degree order and shown in Roman numerals (lowercase = minor/diminished, uppercase = Major/Augmented).

I Chord - F Major

ii Chord - G Minor

iii Chord - A Minor

IV Chord - A Major

V Chord - C Major

vi Chord - D Minor

viio Chord - E Diminished

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