F Major Triad Scale — Guitar
F Major Triad on guitar: notes F, A, C — free scale chart, no sign-up. The root, major 3rd, and 5th of a major chord — the single most basic building block in tonal music.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (root), fret 5 A (3), fret 8 C (5), fret 13 F (root), fret 17 A (3), fret 20 C (5).
- A string: fret 0 A (3), fret 3 C (5), fret 8 F (root), fret 12 A (3), fret 15 C (5), fret 20 F (root), fret 24 A (3).
- D string: fret 3 F (root), fret 7 A (3), fret 10 C (5), fret 15 F (root), fret 19 A (3), fret 22 C (5).
- G string: fret 2 A (3), fret 5 C (5), fret 10 F (root), fret 14 A (3), fret 17 C (5), fret 22 F (root).
- B string: fret 1 C (5), fret 6 F (root), fret 10 A (3), fret 13 C (5), fret 18 F (root), fret 22 A (3).
- e string: fret 1 F (root), fret 5 A (3), fret 8 C (5), fret 13 F (root), fret 17 A (3), fret 20 C (5).
Notes in the F major triad scale
The F major triad scale contains 3 notes: F, A, C. Its scale degrees are R · 3 · 5.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | F |
| 3 | A |
| 5 | C |
F major triad on guitar
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.