The seven chords of F# Minor with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The F# Minor scale is F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E. Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in F# Minor are made mostly of these, with the i, iv and V doing most of the work. In practice the V chord is usually C# or C#7 (the harmonic minor's raised 7th) rather than C#m: it pulls back to F#m much harder.
With sevenths: F#m7 (im7), G#m7b5 (iim7b5), Amaj7 (IIImaj7), Bm7 (ivm7), C#m7 (vm7), Dmaj7 (VImaj7), E7 (VII7), and C#7 (V7). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In F# Minor | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| i VI III VII | F#m D A E | the minor pop progression |
| i VII VI V | F#m E D C# | the Andalusian cadence (the V is the major chord) |
| i iv V | F#m Bm C# | the minor three-chord progression (V from harmonic minor) |
| i iv VII III | F#m Bm E A | a folk and rock favourite |
| i VI VII i | F#m D E F#m | the rock minor loop |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
To play F# Minor with open chords: capo 2 and play Em shapes, or capo 4 and play Dm shapes. The shapes you fret belong to the other key; what comes out of the guitar is F# Minor. 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# Minor, chords over the lyrics, printable.
Relative major: A major (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel major: F# major (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into F# Minor with one click.
The seven chords built on the F# Minor scale are F#m, G#dim, A, Bm, C#m, D, E. As roman numerals: i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII. Most songs in F# Minor use C# or C#7 as the V chord, from the harmonic minor scale, rather than C#m.
A major. It shares every note and every chord with F# Minor; the difference is which chord feels like home.
capo 2 and play Em shapes, or capo 4 and play Dm shapes. The shapes you fret are from the other key; the sound is F# Minor.
