F# chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:F# · A# · C#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 2 2 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x F# C# F# A# C#	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 2 2 2 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x C# F# A# x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 4 x 6 5 0	4 1 – 3 2 –	F# A# x A# C# C#	hard
7 0 7 6 5 0	3 – 4 2 1 –	F# F# F# A# C# C#	medium
7 7 7 6 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	F# C# F# A# x x	medium
7 7 7 9 10 9	1 1 1 2 4 3	F# C# F# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 7
11 0 11 9 10 9	3 – 4 1 2 1	A# F# A# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 x 10 0	2 – 3 – 1 –	A# F# A# x F# C#	easy
11 0 11 x x 0	1 – 2 – – –	A# F# A# x x C#	easy
x 0 2 2 2 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x F# C# F# A# x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 2 2 x	1 2 1 1 1 –	C# A# C# F# A# x	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 x 5 0	3 1 4 – 2 –	F# A# F# x C# C#	hard
x 0 7 6 5 5	– – 4 3 1 2	x F# F# A# C# F#	medium
7 7 7 6 x 0	2 3 4 1 – –	F# C# F# A# x C#	hard
7 7 7 9 x 9	1 1 1 2 – 3	F# C# F# C# x A#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 9 10 9	– – 3 1 2 1	x F# A# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F# chord (Major) is built from the notes F#, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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# chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F#
3	4	A#
5	7	C#

More F# chords

F#m F#7 F#°F#+F#9 F#maj7 F#m7 F#7♯5 F#7♭5 F#6 F#m6 F#m7♭5 F#°7 F#sus2 F#sus4 F#add9 F#maj9 F#m9 F#5

Other roots

C C#D D#E F G G#A A#B

See F# in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the F# chord?

F# is a Major 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.