F# F# major chord
- Notes
- F# A# C#
- Formula
- 1 3 5
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 above the root
- Also written
- Gb (Gb Bb Db)
- Other symbols
- F#M, F#maj
F# to A# is a major third (4 semitones), A# to C# is a minor third (3 semitones). The major triad: a major third with a minor third on top, the tonic chord of the key of F# major.
F# on the piano
Root position from F#4: F#4, A#4, C#5. Middle C is C4.
F# on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has F# as its lowest note.
2 4 4 3 2 2 (low E to high e)
Sounds F#2 C#3 F#3 A#3 C#4 F#4
x 9 11 11 11 9 (low E to high e)
Sounds F#3 C#4 F#4 A#4 C#5
The barre shapes are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play major chords on other roots.
Inversions of F#
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | F# A# C# | F# | |
| 1st inversion | A# C# F# | F#/A# | |
| 2nd inversion | C# F# A# | F#/C# |
Where F# fits
F# is I in F# major, IV in C# major, V in B major, V in B minor. As V in a minor key it comes from the harmonic minor scale, whose raised seventh degree is this chord's third, A#.