Minor familyvi in A major
F♯ minor chord
F♯mF♯ minor
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 2
Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 2.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- F♯1
- ♭2
- 2
- A♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- C♯5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- F♯ Root
- A Minor 3rd
- C♯ Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is an F♯ minor chord?
F♯m is built from 3 notes: F♯ (the root), A (the ♭3), C♯ (the 5). Darker and more inward than major, because of the minor third.
- Notes
- F♯ · A · C♯
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5
- Also written
- F♯min · F♯-
- Found in
- vi in A major · ii in E major · iii in D major · i in F♯ minor
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