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Key of F#

Everything on this site that is rooted on F#: the twenty scales and modes, the twenty-three chord qualities, the seven chords that belong to the key, the capo positions that produce it from an open shape, the tunings whose home note it is, and the fretboard maps.

Key signature
F# major · F# C# G# D# A# E#
Notes of F# major
F# G# A# B C# D# E#
Degrees of F# major
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Relative minor
Eb minor — the same notes, tonic on the sixth degree
Notes of F# natural minor
F# G# A B C# D E
Relative major
A major
A fifth above (dominant)
C#
A fourth above (subdominant)
B
Tunings rooted here
Eight-string standard
Capo positions with open shapes
capo 2 → E shapes · capo 4 → D shapes · capo 6 → C shapes · capo 9 → A shapes · capo 11 → G shapes

Chords that belong to the key

The seven triads built on the major scale, and the seventh chord on each degree.

NumeralTriadNotesTriad pageSeventhSeventh page
IF#F# A# C#F#F#maj7F#maj7
iiG#mG# B D#G#mG#m7G#m7
iiiA#mA# C# E#A#mA#m7A#m7
IVBB D# F#BBmaj7Bmaj7
VC#C# E# G#C#C#7C#7
viD#mD# F# A#D#mD#m7D#m7
vii°FdimF Ab CbFdimFm7b5Fm7b5

Scales and modes on F#

All twenty scales on this site, set out on the same root.

ScalePageDegreesNotes
MajorF# major1 2 3 4 5 6 7F# G# A# B C# D# E#
IonianF# ionian1 2 3 4 5 6 7F# G# A# B C# D# E#
DorianF# dorian1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7F# G# A B C# D# E
PhrygianF# phrygian1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7F# G A B C# D E
LydianF# lydian1 2 3 #4 5 6 7F# G# A# B# C# D# E#
MixolydianF# mixolydian1 2 3 4 5 6 b7F# G# A# B C# D# E
Natural minorF# natural minor1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7F# G# A B C# D E
AeolianF# aeolian1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7F# G# A B C# D E
LocrianF# locrian1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7F# G A B C D E
Harmonic minorF# harmonic minor1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7F# G# A B C# D E#
Melodic minor (ascending)F# melodic minor (ascending)1 2 b3 4 5 6 7F# G# A B C# D# E#
Major pentatonicF# major pentatonic1 2 3 5 6F# G# A# C# D#
Minor pentatonicF# minor pentatonic1 b3 4 5 b7F# A B C# E
Blues scaleF# blues scale1 b3 4 b5 5 b7F# A B C C# E
Phrygian dominantF# phrygian dominant1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7F# G A# B C# D E
Lydian dominantF# lydian dominant1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7F# G# A# B# C# D# E
Whole toneF# whole tone1 2 3 #4 #5 b7F# G# A# B# C## D##
Diminished (half-whole)F# diminished (half-whole)1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7F# G A A# B# C# D# E
Diminished (whole-half)F# diminished (whole-half)1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7F# G# A B C D D# E#
ChromaticF# chromatic1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F

Chords on F#

All twenty-three chord qualities on this site, set out on the same root.

ChordPageDegreesNotesQuality
F#F#1 3 5F# A# C#Major
F#mF#m1 b3 5F# A C#Minor
F#dimF#dim1 b3 b5F# A CDiminished
F#augF#aug1 3 #5F# A# C##Augmented
F#sus2F#sus21 2 5F# G# C#Suspended second
F#sus4F#sus41 4 5F# B C#Suspended fourth
F#maj7F#maj71 3 5 7F# A# C# E#Major seventh
F#m7F#m71 b3 5 b7F# A C# EMinor seventh
F#7F#71 3 5 b7F# A# C# EDominant seventh
F#m7b5F#m7b51 b3 b5 b7F# A C EHalf-diminished seventh
F#dim7F#dim71 b3 b5 bb7F# A C EbDiminished seventh
F#6F#61 3 5 6F# A# C# D#Sixth
F#m6F#m61 b3 5 6F# A C# D#Minor sixth
F#add9F#add91 9 3 5F# G# A# C#Added ninth
F#9F#91 9 3 5 b7F# G# A# C# EDominant ninth
F#m9F#m91 9 b3 5 b7F# G# A C# EMinor ninth
F#maj9F#maj91 9 3 5 7F# G# A# C# E#Major ninth
F#11F#111 9 3 11 5 b7F# G# A# B C# EDominant eleventh
F#m11F#m111 9 b3 11 5 b7F# G# A B C# EMinor eleventh
F#13F#131 9 3 5 13 b7F# G# A# C# D# EDominant thirteenth
F#7sus4F#7sus41 4 5 b7F# B C# EDominant seventh suspended fourth
F#7b5F#7b51 3 b5 b7F# A# C EDominant seventh flat five
F#7#9F#7#91 3 5 b7 #9F# A# C# E G##Dominant seventh sharp nine

Fretboard maps

MapPageContents
F# majornote mapevery position to fret 22 as note names
F# degreesdegree mapthe same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales
All keysindexthe twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

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