Guitar Scale Logic
F# Blues Guitar Scale in Whole Step Down
Blues scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Whole Step Down.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|---------------------------------2--4--| A|------------------------2--3--4--------| F|------------------1--4-----------------| C|---------0--1--4-----------------------| G|---2--4--------------------------------| D|4--------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 13 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The F# Blues scale uses F♯, A, B, C, C♯, E and the formula 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7. In Whole Step Down tuning, the open strings run D A F C G D from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each F# root, then select a five-fret position to see its tablature. The chord suggestions use notes from this scale.
Blues sounds gritty, tense and expressive. Try it for turnarounds, blues-rock phrasing and greasy lead work. Whole Step Down lowers every string by two semitones. The string relationships stay the same as Standard tuning.
Treat the b5 as a passing colour and resolve it quickly for the classic bite. In Whole Step Down, remember that a familiar shape now sounds a whole tone lower.
- F♯
- A
- B
- C
- C♯
- E
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- F♯mminor
- F♯5power
- F♯m7minor 7
- F♯sus4sus4
- Amminor
- A5power
- Asus2sus2
- B5power
- Bsus4sus4
- Bsus2sus2