F#m chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m

Minor

Notes:F# · A · C#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m shapes as text

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

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 – Open C 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 Open C C-G-C-G-C-E 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.