Scales to Play Over F# major

Every chord is a subset of several scales: any scale that contains all of a chord's tones fits over it. Pick a chord to see the matching scales from its own root, the major keys the chord belongs to, and full fretboard diagrams for every scale on guitar.

An F# major chord contains the notes F# – A# – C#. Any scale that includes every one of those 3 tones fits over it — from the root F#, that means F# Major, F# Major Pentatonic, F# Rock 'n' Roll, F# Lydian, F# Mixolydian, F# Dorian Bebop, F# Mixolydian Bebop, F# Half Whole Diminished, F# Spanish and F# Gypsy Major. They differ only in the notes between the chord tones, and that is where each scale gets its color.

F# major is also diatonic to 3 major keys: B major (relative minor G#m), Db major (relative minor Bbm), F# major (relative minor D#m). In a song from one of those keys you can also solo with the key's own major scale or its relative minor pentatonic across the whole progression, not just this chord.