# F major guitar scale

> the bright, resolved sound at the centre of Western music, and the reference every other scale is measured against

## Quick facts

- Root: F
- Notes: F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E
- Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Step formula: W-W-H-W-W-W-H
- Note count: 7
- Best for: Melody, songwriting, everything else

## Diatonic chords

- I: [F](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/f)
- ii: [Gm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/g-minor)
- iii: [Am](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/a-minor)
- IV: [Bb](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/b-flat)
- V: [C](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/c)
- vi: [Dm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/d-minor)
- vii°: [Edim](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/diminished-chords#e-diminished)

Canonical page: https://openguitarchords.com/scales/f-major