F# chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

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

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 – Open E 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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.