F♯ minor (F♯m)

Also called G♭ minor (G♭m).

A minor chord: root, minor third and fifth. Darker than a major chord.

There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 2nd fret. It’s the home chord of the key of F♯ minor; in major keys, you’ll find it in A major, E major and D major.

Notes:: F♯, A, C♯.
Formula:: 1, ♭3, 5.
Difficulty:: Intermediate.
Strings played:: 6.

Chord diagram

e|--2--|
B|--2--|
G|--2--|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|

Other positions

e|--9---|
B|--10--|
G|--11--|
D|--11--|
A|--9---|
E|--x---|

Capo tip: put the capo at the 2nd fret and play the E minor shape: you hear F♯ minor, with no barre.The capo

Often played with

The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around F♯ minor.

e|--2--|
B|--3--|
G|--4--|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|--x--|

B minoriv

e|--4--|
B|--5--|
G|--6--|
D|--6--|
A|--4--|
E|--x--|

C♯ minorv

e|--2--|
B|--3--|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
A|--x--|
E|--x--|

D major♭VI

e|--0--|
B|--0--|
G|--1--|
D|--2--|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|

E major♭VII