SCALE · ON VIOLIN
F♭ Major
The bright, stable home of common-practice tonality.
Tempo120 bpm
Audio source: tonejs-instruments by Nick Brosowsky (MIT)
Related scalesDiatonic chord harmonisation Same scale, other instruments Same scale, other tonics Modes built on this tonic Compare with Theory reference
RelativeD♭ Natural MinorSame seven notes, tonic on the 6th degree — your access to the related minor key.ParallelF♭ Natural MinorSame tonic, the parallel minor — the deepest mode flip in tonal music.Up a fifthC♭ MajorOne sharp brighter on the circle of fifths.Up a fourthB𝄫 MajorOne flat darker on the circle of fifths.One note differentF♭ LydianRaise the 4th — the bright, floating Lydian colour.One note differentF♭ MixolydianLower the 7th — folk, blues-rock, Celtic vocabulary.SubsetF♭ Pentatonic MajorFive notes from the same scale — the bedrock pentatonic.ExoticF♭ Harmonic MajorBorrow the ♭6 from minor — operatic edge, IV / iv6 colour.
Questions
What notes are in the F♭ Major scale?
The F♭ Major scale uses the notes F♭, G♭, A♭, B𝄫, C♭, D♭, E♭ (one octave; the pattern repeats at higher registers).
What chords work over F♭ Major?
The diatonic chords of F♭ major: F♭ major, ii minor, iii minor, IV major, V major (or V7), vi minor, vii°. Strong cadences use IV→V→I.
How do I finger F♭ Major on Violin?
On bowed strings, scales train both fingering and bow technique. First-position fingerings cover most scales up to one octave; second-, third-, and fourth-position shifts unlock the higher register. The 1-2-3-4 finger pattern adapts to the half-step + whole-step positions per scale.
When would I use the Major scale?
The bright, stable home of common-practice tonality.