F♯ minor chord (F♯m)

F♯m is F♯, A and C♯: 1–♭3–5 built on F♯. See and hear it on all three instruments below.

On guitar

F♯m on guitar: every shape, finger by finger

On piano

F♯m on piano: fingering and inversions

On ukulele

F♯m on ukulele: all shapes

F♯m and the chords around it

Here's what the hand does on the most common changes, on guitar and on piano.

• F♯m → B (V in E major)
  Guitar: F♯m (2-4-4-2-2-2) to B (x-2-4-4-4-2): the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 2nd fret, the middle finger slides across to the D string at the same fret, the ring finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, the pinky finger comes down on the B string, 4th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. F♯ carries over from one chord to the other.
  Piano: F♯m to B: play B in 2nd inversion (F♯–B–D♯) and F♯ stays under the same finger, while A moves up to B and C♯ up to D♯. B
• F♯m → A (IV in E major)
  Guitar: F♯m (2-4-4-2-2-2) to A (x-0-2-2-2-0): your index finger lands on the D string, 2nd fret, the middle finger goes to the G string, 2nd fret, move the ring finger to the B string, 2nd fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. Shared notes: A and C♯.
  Piano: F♯m to A: play A in 2nd inversion (E–A–C♯) and A and C♯ stay under the same fingers, while F♯ moves down to E. A
• F♯m → E (I in E major)
  Guitar: F♯m (2-4-4-2-2-2) to E (0-2-2-1-0-0): the index finger goes to the G string, 1st fret, move the middle finger to the A string, 2nd fret, your ring finger lands on the D string, 2nd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit.
  Piano: F♯m to E: play E in root position (E–G♯–B), while F♯ moves down to E, A down to G♯ and C♯ down to B. E

Guitar with a capo: capo 2, Em shape; capo 4, Dm shape. Ukulele with a capo: capo 2, Em shape; capo 4, Dm shape; capo 6, Cm shape; capo 7, Bm shape.

How F♯m is built

Minor chords sound shaded compared with major ones. Swap F♯m for F♯ major and only one note moves, yet the mood changes completely.

Count keys (black and white) from F♯: 3 half steps up to A then 4 half steps up to C♯. G♭m is the other spelling of the same chord.

Keys and progressions with F♯m

You'll find F♯m as ii in E major, iii in D major and vi in A major. On the minor side it's i in F♯ minor, iv in C♯ minor and v in B minor.

• E major
• D major
• A major
• F♯ minor
• C♯ minor
• B minor

In F♯ minor, i–VI–III–VII is F♯m – D – A – E. the minor anthem

i–iv–V in F♯ minor runs F♯m – Bm – C♯ – F♯m. the minor cadence

Play i–VII–VI–V in F♯ minor and you get F♯m – E – D – C♯. the Andalusian cadence

F♯m – E – D – E: that's i–VII–VI–VII in the key of F♯ minor. the epic minor loop

Chords close to F♯m

• F♯m and F♯ differ by one note: A in F♯m, A♯ in F♯. They share F♯ and C♯. F♯
• F♯m and A differ by one note: F♯ in F♯m, E in A. They share A and C♯. A

Chords that share most of their notes with F♯m: Dmaj7, D♯m7♭5, F♯m7, F♯m6, A6, B9.

Every F♯ chord

• F♯
• F♯7
• F♯maj7
• F♯m7
• F♯sus4
• F♯sus2
• F♯add9
• F♯dim
• G♭aug
• F♯6
• F♯m6
• F♯9
• F♯dim7
• F♯m7♭5

All three instruments are drawn and played from F♯, A and C♯ by the same engine. Updated September 2026.