F♯6 chord on ukulele

F♯6 is F♯, A♯, C♯ and D♯. The usual shape is 3-3-2-4. Press Play to hear it, then try it at half speed.

3-3-2-4 · movable · medium

Notes: F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · D♯
Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6
First shape: 3-3-2-4

How to play F♯6 on ukulele

Shape 1, 3-3-2-4, reading from the G string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

Put your index finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, which is F♯.
Put your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, which is A♯.
Put your ring finger on the C string at the 3rd fret, which is D♯.
Put your pinky finger on the A string at the 4th fret, which is C♯.

Your little finger has a job in this shape; it gets stronger in a week or two of short daily practice.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play F♯6

6-6-6-6: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Use it when the next chord sits nearby on the neck.
11-10-11-9: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

F♯6 the capo way

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 4th fret and play the open D6 shape (2-2-2-2) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open C6 shape (0-0-0-0). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

Changing from F♯6 to the chords around it

The chords F♯6 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

B (IV in F♯ major): F♯6 (3-3-2-4) to B (4-3-2-2): your index and ring fingers stay put, the middle finger goes to the A string, 2nd fret, your pinky finger lands on the G string, 4th fret. Listen for F♯ and D♯, which stay put while the rest moves. B on ukulele
C♯ (V in F♯ major): F♯6 (3-3-2-4) to C♯ (6-5-4-4): your index finger lands on the E string, 4th fret, your middle finger lands on the A string, 4th fret, the ring finger goes to the C string, 5th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. C♯ carries over from one chord to the other. C♯ on ukulele
E♭m (vi in F♯ major): F♯6 (3-3-2-4) to E♭m (3-3-2-1): the index finger goes to the A string, 1st fret, the middle finger goes to the E string, 2nd fret, the ring finger slides across to the G string at the same fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Shared notes: F♯, A♯ and D♯. E♭m on ukulele

F♯6 is F♯ major with a major sixth added. All 4 notes of F♯6 fit on the ukulele's four strings. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

Getting F♯6 under your fingers

Before strumming, play 3-3-2-4 note by note: A♯ then D♯ then F♯ then C♯. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Next, alternate 3-3-2-4 and 6-6-6-6, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Written G♭6, it's the same chord with the same frets.

Where F♯6 shows up

F♯6 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try F♯6 on piano or F♯6 on guitar, or compare them on the F♯6 chord page.

Next to try on ukulele

Other major sixth chords

F♯6 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in F♯6 on ukulele?

F♯, A♯, C♯ and D♯. In the 3-3-2-4 shape the strings play A♯ (G string), D♯ (C string), F♯ (E string) and C♯ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play F♯6 on ukulele?

No open-string F♯6 exists in standard tuning; 3-3-2-4 is the place to start. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and in many songs a capo can take over part of the work.

Is F♯6 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 3-3-2-4 needs no barre.

Which string does F♯6 start on?

In the 3-3-2-4 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 3rd fret, which is A♯, the major third.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside F♯6. Updated September 2026.