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F# Guitar Chords

51 chord types built on F#, from the plain triad through to the extended and altered shapes — 476 playable voicings in total, every one with its fingering marked.

49% of the F# shapes here (232 of 476) let at least one string ring open, so a lot of them sound fuller than the barre versions and are easier to hold. As a key centre, F# is the I chord; it also turns up as the IV of B and the V of C#.

The five you will reach for first

The five shapes every player meets first: the plain major and minor triads, the power chord, and the two triads that alter the fifth. Between them these 5 chords account for 73 of the 476 F# shapes on this site.

Jump to: F# · F#m · F#5 · F#aug · F#dim

F#

F#BbC#
14 shapes · open & play
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F# turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of F# major, V of B major, IV of C# major, VI of Bb minor, III of Eb minor, VII of G# minor.

Progressions that actually use it: I – V – vi – IV (F# major), I – vi – IV – V (F# major), I – IV – V (F# major), I – IV – iv – I (F# major).

Fret and finger numbers for F#
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
2 1 X X 2 22 1 – – 3 4
2 4 4 3 2 21 3 4 2 1 1
X X 4 3 2 2– – 3 2 1 1
X X 4 3 2 X– – 3 2 1 –
X X 4 6 X 6– – 1 3 – 4
X 9 X 6 X 6– 4 – 1 – 2
X 9 X 6 7 6– 4 – 1 3 2
X 9 8 6 7 6– 4 3 1 2 1
X 9 8 X 7 9– 3 2 – 1 4
X 9 8 X X 9– 2 1 – – 3
X 9 11 11 11 9– 1 2 3 4 1
X 9 X 11 11 9– 1 – 3 4 2
14 13 X X 14 X2 1 – – 3 –
14 X X 15 14 X1 – – 3 2 –

F#m

F#AC#
16 shapes · open & play
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F#m turns up as the i, v, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of F# minor, v of B minor, iv of C# minor, vi of A major, ii of E major, iii of D major.

Progressions that actually use it: i – VI – III – VII (F# minor), i – iv – v (F# minor), i – iv – V7 – i (F# minor), i – VII – VI – V (F# minor).

Fret and finger numbers for F#m
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
2 4 4 2 2 21 3 4 1 1 1
X X 4 2 2 2– – 3 1 1 1
X X 4 2 2 5– – 3 1 1 4
X X 4 2 2 X– – 3 1 1 –
X X 4 6 X 5– – 1 3 – 2
X X 4 6 7 5– – 1 3 4 2
X 9 7 X 7 9– 3 1 – 2 4
X 9 7 X X 9– 3 1 – – 4
X 9 11 11 10 9– 1 3 4 2 1
X 9 X X 10 9– 1 – – 3 2
X 9 11 11 10 X– 1 3 4 2 –
X X X 11 10 9– – – 3 2 1
14 0 11 11 X X4 – 1 1 – –
14 0 11 X X X4 – 1 – – –
X 12 11 11 X 14– 2 1 1 – 4
14 0 X X 14 X1 – – – 2 –

F#5

F#C#
11 shapes · open & play
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F#5 fits 12 of the twenty-four major and minor keys — a chord this open leaves most of the scale untouched. These are the 6 where it carries the weight, as the I, IV or V: I of F# major, i of F# minor, V of B major, v of B minor, IV of C# major, iv of C# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for F#5
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
2 X 4 X 2 21 – 4 – 2 3
2 X X X 2 21 – – – 2 3
2 4 X X X X1 3 – – – –
X X 4 X 2 X– – 3 – 1 –
X X 4 6 7 X– – 1 3 4 –
X X 4 6 X X– – 1 3 – –
X 9 X X 7 9– 3 – – 1 4
X 9 11 11 X 9– 1 3 4 – 2
X 9 X 11 X 9– 1 – 3 – 2
X 9 X X X 9– 1 – – – 2
X 9 11 11 X X– 1 3 4 – –

F#aug

F#BbD
17 shapes · open & play
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F#aug — The fifth is raised, which puts a note outside every major and minor key. It almost always appears on the way somewhere — holding a major chord for a moment while the top voice climbs toward the next one.

Fret and finger numbers for F#aug
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
2 1 0 X X X2 1 – – – –
2 1 0 X X 22 1 – – – 3
2 X 0 3 X X1 – – 2 – –
2 X 0 3 3 21 – – 3 4 2
2 X X 3 3 X1 – – 2 3 –
X X 4 3 3 2– – 4 2 3 1
X X 4 3 3 6– – 2 1 1 4
X X 4 3 3 X– – 2 1 1 –
X 9 0 X X 6– 4 – – – 1
X 9 0 7 7 6– 4 – 2 3 1
X 9 8 7 7 10– 3 2 1 1 4
X 9 8 7 7 X– 3 2 1 1 –
X 9 8 X X 10– 2 1 – – 3
X 9 0 11 11 X– 1 – 3 4 –
X 9 X 11 11 10– 1 – 3 4 2
X X 0 11 11 10– – – 2 3 1
14 X 0 11 11 X4 – – 1 1 –

F#dim

F#AC
15 shapes · open & play
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F#dim is the ii° and the vii° chord of E minor and G major.

Fret and finger numbers for F#dim
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
2 0 X X 1 X2 – – – 1 –
2 0 X 2 1 22 – – 3 1 4
2 X X 2 1 X2 – – 3 1 –
X X 4 2 1 X– – 4 2 1 –
X X 4 5 X 5– – 1 2 – 3
X X 4 5 7 5– – 1 2 4 3
X 9 7 X X 8– 3 1 – – 2
X 9 7 X 7 8– 4 1 – 2 3
X 9 7 X 10 8– 3 1 – 4 2
X 9 X X 10 8– 2 – – 3 1
X 9 10 X 10 8– 2 3 – 4 1
X X X 11 10 8– – – 4 3 1
X 9 10 X 10 X– 1 2 – 3 –
14 0 X 11 13 X4 – – 1 3 –
14 0 X X 13 142 – – – 1 3

The rest of the F# chords

F# Major-family chords

9 chord types · 55 shapes

F#maj7 · F#add9 · F#6 · F#maj9 · F#maj11 · F#maj13 · F#6/9 · F#maj7add11 · F#maj7add13

F# Minor-family chords

14 chord types · 97 shapes

F#m7 · F#m6 · F#m6/9 · F#m(maj7) · F#m7add11 · F#m(maj7)add11 · F#m7add13 · F#m(maj7)add13 · F#m(add9) · F#m9 · F#m(maj9) · F#m11 · F#m(maj11) · F#m13

F# Dominant chords

6 chord types · 48 shapes

F#7 · F#9 · F#11 · F#13 · F#7add11 · F#7add13

F# Suspended & Altered chords

17 chord types · 203 shapes

F#sus2 · F#sus4 · F#7sus4 · F#maj7sus4 · F#7sus2 · F#maj7sus2 · F#6sus4 · F#6sus2 · F#m7b5 · F#m7#5 · F#dim7 · F#7b9 · F#7#9 · F#7b5 · F#aug7 · F#aug7b9 · F#m7b9

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.