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Steel-string acoustic guitar, seen from above
CHORD GUIDE

F#m chord on guitar (F# minor)

The F#m chord is the notes F#, A and C#. The usual shape is a barre at the 2nd fret: 2 4 4 2 2 2, from the low E string to the high E. The guitar above is set up with F#m on the A key: tap it or press A to hear it, then strum the strings.

Play it on the guitarSee the fingering
The Acoustic guitar in Guitoro
Press A or tap its pad to hear it
Notes
F# A C#
Frets
2 4 4 2 2 2
Shape
Barre, 2nd fret
Type
minor

How to play F#m

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

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F#m
  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 2nd fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the D string at the 4th fret.

Easier F#m

The top four strings, no full barre

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F#m (easy)

Strum only the four thinnest strings: x x 4 2 2 2. It's a good way in before the full shape. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Easy to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the G to the high E string at the 2nd fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret.
  3. Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string.

F#m up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

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F#m (up the neck)

Play it as x 9 11 11 10 9, a barre at the 9th fret. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Up to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 9th fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the D string at the 11th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the G string at the 11th fret.
  4. Your middle finger on the B string at the 10th fret.
  5. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Chords that go with F#m

These share a key with F#m, so they sound right together, and they're on the pads next to it:

Songs with F#m

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs to practice them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.