F♯ Minor
F♯m
Notes
F♯ · A · C♯
Intervals
- RootF♯ (1P)
- Minor 3rdA (3m)
- Perfect 5thC♯ (5P)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
CAGED shapes (3)
Triad inversions (9)
Spread / open triads (8)
About
The F♯ minor triad (F♯–A–C♯) lowers the third by a half step, introducing a darker, more inward quality. It functions as the tonic of F♯ minor or as ii in E major. The A is the defining tone — it is what separates minor from major and from any sus chord that omits the third entirely. On guitar, the fifth can be omitted or doubled freely; root and ♭3 together are sufficient to establish the minor sound. Minor chords commonly precede dominants (F♯m7→B7→EMaj7 as ii–V–I) or move within minor diatonic harmony. Compared to F♯dim, minor is stable due to its perfect fifth; compared to F♯, it carries a more subdued, reflective quality.
Chord diagrams
F# Minor voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- F♯ Blues (deg 1)
- F♯ Dorian (I)
- F♯ Harmonic Minor (I)
- F♯ Melodic Minor (I)
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- F♯ Natural Minor (I)
- F♯ Phrygian (I)
- A Lydian (VI)
- A Major (VI)
- A Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- A Mixolydian (VI)
- A♭ Locrian (VII)
- A♭ Phrygian (VII)
- B Dorian (V)
- B Mixolydian (V)
- B Natural Minor (V)
- B♭ Diminished (deg 6)
- B♭ Harmonic Minor (VI)
- D Lydian (III)
- D Major (III)
- D♭ Diminished (deg 4)
- D♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- D♭ Locrian (IV)
- D♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- D♭ Phrygian (IV)
- E Diminished (deg 2)
- E Dorian (II)
- E Major (II)
- E Melodic Minor (II)
- E Mixolydian (II)
- E♭ Blues (deg 2)
- E♭ Locrian (III)
- G Diminished (deg 8)
- G Lydian (VII)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.