All chords › F#
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# 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 2 | 2 1 – – 3 4 |
| 2 4 4 3 2 2 | 1 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 X | 2 1 – – 3 – |
| 14 X X 15 14 X | 1 – – 3 2 – |
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 2 | 1 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 X | 4 – 1 1 – – |
| 14 0 11 X X X | 4 – 1 – – – |
| X 12 11 11 X 14 | – 2 1 1 – 4 |
| 14 0 X X 14 X | 1 – – – 2 – |
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 2 | 1 – 4 – 2 3 |
| 2 X X X 2 2 | 1 – – – 2 3 |
| 2 4 X X X X | 1 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 — 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 X | 2 1 – – – – |
| 2 1 0 X X 2 | 2 1 – – – 3 |
| 2 X 0 3 X X | 1 – – 2 – – |
| 2 X 0 3 3 2 | 1 – – 3 4 2 |
| 2 X X 3 3 X | 1 – – 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 X | 4 – – 1 1 – |
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 X | 2 – – – 1 – |
| 2 0 X 2 1 2 | 2 – – 3 1 4 |
| 2 X X 2 1 X | 2 – – 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 X | 4 – – 1 3 – |
| 14 0 X X 13 14 | 2 – – – 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.