Guitar chord
F♯ major chord F#
A major chord: bright, stable, open. It is the building block of almost every song.
Its notes: F♯, A♯, and C♯.
Also written Gb.
How to play it
- index: barre on fret 2, strings 6 to 1
- middle: fret 3, string 3
- ring: fret 4, string 5
- little finger: fret 4, string 4
On the dots: 1 = index, 2 = middle, 3 = ring, 4 = little finger. Strings go from 6 (low E) to 1 (high E).
Easier
Capo on fret 2, E major shape
Put the capo on fret 2 and play the E major shape (E): it sounds as F♯ major. The capo costs nothing to the sound.
E Capo 2Capo on fret 4, D major shape
Put the capo on fret 4 and play the D major shape (D): it sounds as F♯ major. The capo costs nothing to the sound.
D Capo 4Capo on fret 6, C major shape
Put the capo on fret 6 and play the C major shape (C): it sounds as F♯ major. The capo costs nothing to the sound.
C Capo 6
Chords that go with it
In the key of F♯ major, it goes with:
Its relative: E♭ minor (D#m)
The same notes, or almost, in another color: you move from one to the other without a bump.
Same note, other chords
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