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F♯ minor · E shape
F♯m guitar chord
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F♯ minor added ninth · Frets 2–4
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F♯ minor added eleventh · Open position
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F♯ minor major seventh · Frets 2–3
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How to play F♯m on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the six strings at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the D string at the 4th fret.
From the low E string 2 4 4 2 2 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier F♯m
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your little finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
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F♯m, the easier shape
StandardFrets 2–4 · 4 strings
What notes are in F♯m?
F♯m, F♯ minor, is F♯, A and C♯: the root (F♯), the minor third (A) and the perfect fifth (C♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5.
What is the difference between F♯m and F♯?
One note. F♯m has the minor third, A; F♯ raises it a half step to A♯.
Can I play F♯m7 instead of F♯m?
Usually, yes. F♯m7 adds E to the three notes of F♯m, which softens it without changing what it does in a song.
What is the relative major of F♯m?
A: it has the same notes as the key of F♯ minor, and its chord shares two of the three notes of F♯m.
Keys with F♯m
F♯m is the iii chord in D major, the ii chord in E major, the vi chord in A major, the iv chord in C♯ minor, the i chord in F♯ minor and the v chord in B minor.
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