Dusty Boots
Energetic country two-step in F — bright acoustic strum, brushed snare, pedal steel.
Jam this track with live chords →The F Major Scale
The notes of F major are F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E — formula 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Key signature: one flat (Bb). Its relative minor is D minor, which uses the same notes from a different home. Below: the full neck, the chords in the key, and the pentatonic that lives inside it.
F major on the fretboard
Practice F major position by position — interactive fretboard →
Chords in the key of F major
Harmonising the scale gives the seven chords songs in F major are built from:
| Degree | I | ii | iii | IV | V | vi | vii° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chord | F | Gm | Am | Bb | C | Dm | Edim |
The workhorses are I, IV and V (F, Bb, C) plus the vi (Dm) — the four chords of several thousand songs.
The F major pentatonic shortcut
For soloing in F major, most players reach first for the major pentatonic — the same scale minus the two most clash-prone notes. F major pentatonic: F, G, A, C, D.
Backing tracks in F major
Scales stick when you use them. These free tracks are recorded in F major — play them right here, or open them in JamLab to see the scale on a live fretboard while the chords change: