F♯ 8-string bass chord

How to play F♯ on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the B string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the E string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret. Let the F♯ string ring open. Don’t play the D, G, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 0 2 2 1 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in F♯?

F♯, F♯ major, is F♯, A♯ and C♯: the root (F♯), the major third (A♯) and the perfect fifth (C♯). Its formula is 1 3 5.

What is the difference between F♯ and F♯m?

One note. F♯ has the major third, A♯; F♯m lowers it a half step to A. That one note turns the bright sound of a major chord into the darker sound of a minor one.

Can I play F♯5 instead?

F♯5, the power chord, is F♯ and C♯ with no third, so it is neither major nor minor. It stands in for F♯ in rock, especially with distortion, where a full chord can sound muddy.

Keys with F♯

F♯ is the IV chord in D♭ major, the I chord in F♯ major, the V chord in B major, the III chord in E♭ minor, the VII chord in G♯ minor and the VI chord in B♭ minor, and the V of B minor, the major fifth chord from its harmonic minor scale.