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F Major Scale: Notes, Piano, Staff & Bass Clef

The F major scale is one of the first major scales that every pianist and musician should learn. It consists of the notes F, G, A, B♭, C, D, and E, follows the major scale pattern Whole – Whole – Half – Whole – Whole – Whole – Half, and has a key signature with one flat: B♭. The relative minor of F major is D minor.

This page includes a collection of interactive tools to help you master the F major scale. Explore the notes on a virtual piano keyboard, see how they are written in both treble and bass clef, study the scale one octave lower, and understand the intervals and key signature. Whether you’re a beginner learning your first scales or an experienced musician reviewing music theory, these interactive exercises make learning the F major scale easier and more engaging.

F Major Scale Notes

Interactive guide to the notes, intervals, and keyboard pattern of F major.

F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F
Key Signature 1 flat
Flat B♭
Formula W W H W W W H
Relative Minor D minor
F major uses the notes F, G, A, B♭, C, D, E, F. Click any scale degree above to highlight that note on the keyboard.
Scale Degree Note Solfege Interval from F

F Major Scale Notes

Click an F major piano key to see the matching note on the staff.

Current note: F
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Scale notes F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F
Key signature 1 flat
Relative minor D minor
F major contains one flat: B♭. Only the piano keys belonging to the F major scale are clickable.

F Major Scale Notes — Bass Clef

Click an F major piano key to see the matching note on the bass staff.

Current note: F
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Scale notes F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F
Key signature 1 flat
Relative minor D minor
F major contains one flat: B♭. Only notes belonging to the F major scale are clickable.

F Major Scale Notes — Lower Bass Clef

Click an F major piano key to see the matching note one octave lower on the bass staff.

Current note: F
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Scale notes F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F
Register One octave lower
Key signature 1 flat
Relative minor D minor
This is the same F major scale, F, G, A, B♭, C, D, E, F, displayed one octave lower in bass clef. Only notes belonging to F major are clickable.

F Major Scale Quiz

Test your knowledge of the F major scale. Read each question and choose the correct piano key or answer.

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Click the tonic of the F major scale.

The F major scale contains the notes F, G, A, B♭, C, D and E. Its key signature has one flat: B♭.

Build the F Major Scale

Click the piano keys in the correct order to build the F major scale from the tonic to the octave.

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Build the scale: F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F

Start by clicking F.

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The F major scale follows the pattern whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half. Its only flat is B♭.

F Major Scale Degree Trainer

Practise the scale degrees of F major. Read the prompt, then click the correct piano key.

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Scale degree

Click scale degree 1.

Degree 1 is the tonic.

Choose the correct piano key.
1 F Tonic
2 G Supertonic
3 A Mediant
4 B♭ Subdominant
5 C Dominant
6 D Submediant
7 E Leading tone
8 F Octave
The F major scale degrees are: 1 F, 2 G, 3 A, 4 B♭, 5 C, 6 D, 7 E and 8 F. The fourth degree is B♭ because F major has one flat.

F Major Interval Trainer

Practise intervals in the F major scale. Read the question, then click the correct piano key or choose the correct interval name.

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Find the interval

Click the note a major third above F.

Count upward from F using notes from the F major scale.

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Root F Unison
2nd G Major 2nd
3rd A Major 3rd
4th B♭ Perfect 4th
5th C Perfect 5th
6th D Major 6th
7th E Major 7th
8ve F Octave
Intervals above F in the F major scale are: G major 2nd, A major 3rd, B♭ perfect 4th, C perfect 5th, D major 6th, E major 7th and F octave .

F Major Treble Staff Note Trainer

Identify notes from the F major scale on the treble staff. Choose the correct note name for each question.

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Treble staff

What note is shown on the staff?

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Scale notes F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E – F
Key signature 1 flat: B♭
Clef Treble clef
In treble clef, the staff lines are E, G, B, D and F, while the spaces are F, A, C and E. This trainer uses one complete octave of the F major scale.

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