F#m
How to play the F Sharp Minor Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol F#m we get the following information:
- The F#m chord has the note F# as root note
- The F#m chord is a 3-note chord (a triad)
- The F#m chord is a minor chord
Because F#m is a 3-note chord it also has 3 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
F#m chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: F# – A – C#
F#m chord – 1st. inversion (root note at the top of the chord): A – C# – F#
F#m chord – 2nd. inversion (root note in the middle of the chord): C# – F# – A
F#m chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | F# | A | C# |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Note | A | C# | F# |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | C# | F# | A |
F#m chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The F#m chord is the 1st. step in the F sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | F#m | G#m(b5) | A | Bm | C#m | D | E |
The F#m chord is the 4th. step in the C sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | C#m | D#m(b5) | E | F#m | G#m | A | B |
The F#m chord is the 5th. step in the B minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Bm | C#m(b5) | D | Em | F#m | G | A |
The F#m chord is the 6th. step in the A major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | A | Bm | C#m | D | E | F#m | G#m(b5) |