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Piano scale
F Major Scale
The bright, happy foundation of Western music — the do-re-mi scale.
On the keyboard
Green marks the root. Switch to Fingering for the standard right- and left-hand numbers — 1 is always the thumb.
The notes
F1
G2
A3
B♭4
C5
D6
E7
The chords inside it
Stack every other note of the scale and these seven chords fall out. Nobody chose them — they are a consequence of the spacing. Tap one to hear it.