F#m Guitar Chord Diagrams | F# Minor
The F# Minor chord is composed of the Root, Minor Third, and Perfect Fifth
This chord is also known as:
- F# Minor
- F# Min
- F# Minor Triad
- F#m
The notes in this chord are F#, A, and C#
Notes in the F# m chord:
F#AC#
Chord Structure:
The F# Minor Chord | Keys, Songs and Harmonic Function
The most common way to play a F# minor chord is to move the well-known F minor chord one fret up the neck (remember, sharp, or '#', means 1 semitone up)
That's the beauty of bar chords; as they are movable: learning one shape allows you to play 12 different chords. You just need to shift that shape up or down the fretboard.
Songs with the F# minor chord
Crazy Train by Ozzy is in F# minor key, as well as Wonderwall by Oasis.
F# Minor Key
The table below shows you the chords in the key of F sharp minor:
| Key | i | ii | III | iv | v | VI | VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F#m | F#m | G# dim | A | Bm | C#m | D | E |
Common Keys With The F# Minor Chord
Finally, here we show the most common keys that have F# minor chord.
E Major Key
In the E major key the F# minor chord is the Supertonic (2nd degree)
| Key | I | ii | iii | IV | V | vi | vii |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | E | F#m | G#m | A | B | C#m | D# dim |
D Major Key
The key in which we find the F# minor chord as Mediant (3rd degree) is the D major.
| Key | I | ii | iii | IV | V | vi | vii |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | D | Em | F#m | G | A | Bm | C# dim |
A Major Key
The F# minor key is the relative minor of the A major key, so we find the F# minor chord at the 6th degree.
| Key | I | ii | iii | IV | V | vi | vii |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | A | Bm | C#m | D | E | F#m | G# dim |
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How To Play The F#m chord on guitar
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If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
Position 1
Movable
Position 2
Movable
Position 3
BarreMovable
Position 4
BarreMovable
Position 5
BarreMovable
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