F♯ minor chord
F♯m
- F♯R
- A♭3
- C♯5
Barre · Em shape · 2nd fret
What each note does
- F♯ is the root. It names the chord and is the note your ear hears as home.
- A is the minor third, a half step below the major third (A♯). That one note is the whole difference between sad and happy.
- C♯ is the fifth. It adds weight without changing the character, so it is the first note to drop when a voicing gets crowded.
More voicings
Barre · Am shape · 9th fret
Triad · top 3 strings · 2nd fret
Triad · middle strings · 6th fret
Progressions that use F♯m
- Open in builder →
I–V–vi–IV · A major · Pop
AEF♯mD
- Open in builder →
I–vi–IV–V · A major · 50s
AF♯mDE
- Open in builder →
I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V · D major · Canon
DABmF♯mGDGA