The seven chords of F# Major with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The F# Major scale is F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E# (E# is the note F, written E# so each scale degree keeps its own letter). Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in F# Major are made mostly of these, with the I, IV and V doing most of the work.
With sevenths: F#maj7 (Imaj7), G#m7 (iim7), A#m7 (iiim7), Bmaj7 (IVmaj7), C#7 (V7), D#m7 (vim7), Fm7b5 (viim7b5). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In F# Major | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| I V vi IV | F# C# D#m B | the pop progression |
| I IV V | F# B C# | three-chord songs, blues and folk |
| vi IV I V | D#m B F# C# | the other pop progression |
| I vi IV V | F# D#m B C# | the 50s progression |
| ii V I | G#m C# F# | jazz standards |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
To play F# Major with open chords: capo 2 and play E shapes, or capo 4 and play D shapes, or capo 6 and play C shapes. The shapes you fret belong to the other key; what comes out of the guitar is F# Major. Lower capo positions keep more of the guitar's ring.
Every key and fret is on the guitar capo chart, and the Chord Sheet Maker rewrites any song's chords for a capo or a new key.
Free chord sheets on Guitar Scribble served in F# Major, chords over the lyrics, printable.
26 more in the chord sheet library: open any song and pick F# from its key switcher.
Relative minor: Eb minor (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel minor: F# minor (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into F# Major with one click.
The seven chords built on the F# Major scale are F#, G#m, A#m, B, C#, D#m, Fdim. As roman numerals: I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii°.
Eb minor. It shares every note and every chord with F# Major; the difference is which chord feels like home.
capo 2 and play E shapes, or capo 4 and play D shapes, or capo 6 and play C shapes. The shapes you fret are from the other key; the sound is F# Major.
