F# Indian Scale Fretboard Guide
Look at the notes F#, G, B, C# and D, and you have the F# Indian scale. G sits a half step above the root, and D a half step above C#.
Put the root on the 2nd fret of the low E string or the 9th fret of the A string. All five notes fit in D major, so a familiar key helps you find them. To meet the rest of the group, visit scales from the exotic family.
Play the F# indian scale
Use the step menu in the player to switch between the single-string run and the box shapes.
Notes of the F# indian scale
| Note | Degree | Interval | Semitones from root |
|---|---|---|---|
| F# | 1 | Root | 0 |
| G | b2 | Minor 2nd | 1 |
| B | 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 |
| C# | 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 |
| D | b6 | Minor 6th | 8 |
Structure
F# indian scale notes:
How the indian scale is built:
The indian scale is built from the degrees 1 b2 4 5 b6, which gives the step pattern H-WW-W-H-WW (W = whole step, H = half step).
Counting in semitones from the root: 0, 1, 5, 7, 8. That makes it a 5-note scale.
F# Indian Scale Guitar Patterns
Static diagrams of every position shown in the player above.
On one string (low E)
Box pattern — position 1
Box pattern — position 2
Box pattern — position 3
Box pattern — position 4
Box pattern — position 5
3 notes per string — position 1
Other scales on F#
Same root, different notes. Play them back to back to hear what changes.
- F# Japanese: 2 instead of b2
- F# Phrygian: adds the b3 and b7
- F# Bizantine: adds the 3 and 7
- F# Phrygian Dominant: adds the 3 and b7
The indian scale in other keys
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