F#m chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

1112AAC#F#
F#m
Minor
Notes:F# · A · C#
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AF#F#F#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 2 41 1 1 2A A C# F#medium · barre on fret 2
6 6 7 71 2 3 4C# C# F# Amedium
11 11 10 112 3 1 4F# F# A C#medium
x 2 2 4– 1 2 3x A C# F#medium
x 6 7 7– 1 2 3x C# F# Aeasy
x 11 10 11– 2 1 3x F# A C#easy
2 6 2 41 3 1 2A C# C# F#hard · barre on fret 2
6 x 7 71 – 2 3C# x F# Aeasy
11 x 10 112 – 1 3F# x A C#easy
6 2 2 44 1 2 3C# A C# F#hard
2 x 2 41 – 2 3A x C# F#hard
2 6 x 41 3 – 2A C# x F#hard
6 2 x 43 1 – 2C# A x F#hard

The F#m chord (Minor) is built from the notes F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the F#m chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
♭33A
57C#

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#m in another tuning

What notes make up the F#m chord?

F#m is a Minor chord built from the notes F#, A, C#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.