F# chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:F# · A# · C#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 3 1 1 1 4	3 2 1 1 1 4	F# A# C# F# A# F#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 3 x 5 4 x	2 1 – 4 3 –	F# A# x A# C# x	hard
4 6 6 5 4 4	1 3 4 2 1 1	F# C# F# A# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 6 5 x x	– 2 3 1 – –	x C# F# A# x x	easy
x x 6 8 9 8	– – 1 2 4 3	x x F# C# F# A#	medium
x 11 10 8 9 8	– 4 3 1 2 1	x F# A# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 9 11	– 3 2 – 1 4	x F# A# x F# C#	hard
x 11 10 x x 11	– 2 1 – – 3	x F# A# x x C#	easy
4 3 1 1 1 x	3 2 1 1 1 –	F# A# C# F# A# x	medium · barre on fret 1
4 3 x x 4 4	2 1 – – 3 4	F# A# x x C# F#	hard
4 6 6 5 4 x	1 3 4 2 1 –	F# C# F# A# C# x	medium · barre on fret 4
8 6 6 5 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	A# C# F# A# x x	medium
x x 6 8 x 8	– – 1 2 – 3	x x F# C# x A#	hard
x 11 10 8 9 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x F# A# C# F# x	medium
11 11 10 x 9 x	3 4 2 – 1 –	C# F# A# x F# x	hard
11 11 10 x x x	2 3 1 – – –	C# F# A# x x x	easy

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) D-G-C-F-A-D Drop D D-A-D-G-B-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# 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.