F#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m

Minor

Notes:F# · A · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 1 0 1 3	– 3 1 – 2 4	x F# A C# F# C#	medium
x 3 5 5 4 3	– 1 3 4 2 1	x F# C# F# A C#	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 5 4 x	– – 2 3 1 –	x x C# F# A x	easy
5 6 5 5 x x	1 2 1 1 – –	C# A C# F# x x	easy · barre on fret 5
10 6 10 0 8 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	F# A F# C# C# x	hard
10 10 10 8 8 8	2 3 4 1 1 1	F# C# F# A C# F#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 0 x 11	1 1 1 – – 2	F# C# F# C# x A	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 1 0 1 x	– 3 1 – 2 –	x F# A C# F# x	medium
x 3 5 5 4 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x F# C# F# A x	medium
x 6 5 5 4 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x A C# F# A x	medium
5 6 5 5 8 8	1 2 1 1 3 4	C# A C# F# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 6 10 0 x x	2 1 3 – – –	F# A F# C# x x	hard
x x 10 8 8 8	– – 2 1 1 1	x x F# A C# F#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 12 x 11	1 1 1 3 – 2	F# C# F# C# x A	hard · barre on fret 10
x 3 1 0 4 3	– 2 1 – 4 3	x F# A C# A C#	medium
x x x 5 4 3	– – – 3 2 1	x x x F# A C#	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

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

More F# chords

F#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

Cm C#m Dm D#m Em Fm Gm G#m Am A#m Bm

See F#m 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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#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.