Guitar scale · pentatonic & blues
F In Scale
Japanese five-note scale 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6, also known as Miyako-bushi.
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F In Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|---------------------1-2-| B|-----------------1-2-----| G|---------------3---------| D|-----------3-4-----------| A|-----1-3-4---------------| E|-1-2---------------------|
e|-------------------6-| B|-----------------6---| G|-----------3-5-6-----| D|-------3-4-----------| A|---3-4---------------| E|-6-------------------|
e|-----------------6-8-| B|-------------6-7-----| G|---------5-6---------| D|-------8-------------| A|-----8---------------| E|-6-8-----------------|
e|--------------------------8-9-| B|-----------------------11-----| G|-----------------10-11--------| D|---------8-10-11--------------| A|-----8-9----------------------| E|-8-9--------------------------|
e|-------------------------13-| B|-------------------11-13----| G|-------------10-11----------| D|-------10-11----------------| A|----13----------------------| E|-13-------------------------|
How to play F In on guitar
Find the root first: F is at fret 1 on the low E string and fret 8 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every F on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (4, 5), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 1–4. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | F |
| ♭2 | Gb |
| 4 | Bb |
| 5 | C |
| ♭6 | Db |
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Questions
- What notes are in the F In Scale?
- The F In Scale has 5 notes: F, Gb, Bb, C, Db.
- What is the formula of the in scale?
- 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6, which is the step pattern H 4 W H 4 (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play F In on the guitar?
- The root F is at fret 1 on the low E string and fret 8 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 1–4, and four more positions connect it up the neck.