F# Chord
The F# is a major chord that sounds bright, happy, and resolved. Major chords are the backbone of countless songs. Their bright, stable sound makes them perfect for strumming, picking, and rhythm playing across every genre.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Position, Fret 2
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 9
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play F#
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 2 with your index finger | F# |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 4 with your ring finger | A# |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 4 with your pinky finger | C# |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 3 with your middle finger | F# |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 2 with your index finger | A# |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 2 with your index finger | C# |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in F#
The F# chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using F#
These songs from our play-along library feature the F# chord:
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Here Without You
3 Doors Down
Sahiba
Aditya Rikhari
Refugee
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Great Expectation
SIENNA SPIRO
Saturn
SZA
Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
STAY
The Kid Laroi
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Shaboozey
Solar Eclipse
Drake, Don Toliver
Straight Up
Karan Aujla & MXRCI
Antidote
Karan Aujla
Hotel California
Eagles
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
My Old Ways
Tame Impala
Problems
Mother Mother
Janice STFU
Drake
Bindaas
Deepthi Suresh, Anirudh Ravichander, Super Subu
Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman
Radhimaa
Sai Abhyankkar, Nargis Teji, Asma Teji & Vivek feat. Sai Smriti
stupid song
Olivia Rodrigo
Bye Bye Bye
*NSYNC
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.
Welcome To The Jungle
Guns N' Roses
Freestyle
Lil Baby
My Body Isn't Ready
sombr
Black Friday
Tom Odell
Man I Need
Olivia Dean
That’s So True
Gracie Abrams
Dooron Dooron
Paresh Pahuja
November Rain
Guns N' Roses
Riptide
Vance Joy
Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Undead Tombstone Remix)
Andrew Gold
Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby ft. Ronnie Spector
Eddie Money
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Rashid Ali
People
Libianca
I Put A Spell On You
Nina Simone
Angel Of My Dreams
JADE
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
the cure
Olivia Rodrigo
Francis Forever
Mitski
Reality Club
REALITY CLUB
Sooraj Dooba Hai
Arijit Singh
Jolene
Dolly Parton
The Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
LIKE ME
Future feat. 42 Dugg & Lil Baby
Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
Dil Diyan Gallan
Atif Aslam
Naal Nachna
Shashwat Sachdev; Afsana Khan; IRSHAD KAMIL; Reble
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Night Moves
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
BMF
SZA
Run To You
Bryan Adams
Message in a Bottle
The Police
Marianne
Fontaines D.C.
Hurts So Good
John Mellencamp
Yellow
Coldplay
Cold feat. Post Malone
BigXthaPlug
Breaking Me
Topic
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Mystical Magical
Benson Boone
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Jasleen Royal
Once More to See You
Mitski
House Tour
Sabrina Carpenter
Pehla Nasha
Udit Narayan
Die On This Hill
SIENNA SPIRO
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
You Will Never Know it
Carpetman
Counting Stars
OneRepublic
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil
Housewife
Tate McRae
HOT TO GO!
Chappell Roan
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
Kryptonite
3 Doors Down
Sajni
Jal The Band
One way or another
Blondie
Patience
Guns N' Roses
Kun Faya Kun
A.R. Rahman
Last Night
Morgan Wallen
Tera Ban Jaunga
Akhil
Main Hoon Hero Tera
Armaan Malik
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Woh Ladki Jo
Abhijeet
Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage
Arijit Singh
Stereo Hearts
Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine
back to friends
sombr
Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones
Tom Sawyer
Rush
Xanadu
Rush
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Pour Some Sugar On Me
DEF LEPPARD
I Can't Love You Anymore
Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen
Dark Thoughts
Lil Tecca
Homewrecker
sombr
Gerua
Arijit Singh
People Watching
Sam Fender
Die With A Smile
Lady Gaga
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison
Dead Fresh
Lil Baby
Hell Yeah
Rev Theory
The Final Countdown
Europe
The Offspring
YoSabina
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Elton John
Winning Speech
Karan Aujla, MXRCI
BED
Joel Corry
Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar
Alag Aasmaan
Anuv Jain
Azizam
Ed Sheeran
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Don't We
Morgan Wallen
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
Stranglehold
Ted Nugent
hate that i made you love me
Ariana Grande
New Religion
Bebe Rexha & Faithless
Please Please Please
Sabrina Carpenter
WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
Pink Pony Club
Chappell Roan
Free
Rumi & JINU
The Door
Teddy Swims
Choosin' Texas
Ella Langley
Old Time Rock & Roll
Bob Seger
Jump
Van Halen
Cherry Bomb
The Runaways
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Tum Se Hi
Mohit Chauhan
Sapphire
Ed Sheeran
luther
Kendrick Lamar
Little Sister
Queens of the Stone Age
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
Sprinter
Central Cee & Dave
Dracula
Tame Impala
iloveitiloveitiloveit
Bella Kay
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore
Solo Sounds
FEVER DREAM
Alex Warren
tv off
Kendrick Lamar
Home
Good Neighbours
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Wrecking Ball
Mother Mother
Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I
Riri
NINEVICIOUS
Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
No Broke Boys
Disco Lines & Tinashe
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
Faasle
Aditya Rikhari
About Damn Time
Lizzo
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ranjha
B Praak
All I Did Was Dream Of You ft. The Marías
beabadoobee
White Keys
Dominic Fike
In The End
Linkin Park
party 4 u
Charli xcx
Raindance
Dave & Tems
Unwell
Matchbox Twenty
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Kal Ho Na Ho
Sonu Nigam
More Than Words
Extreme
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Stateside
PinkPantheress
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
Seventeen Going Under (Edit)
Sam Fender
Chahun Main Ya Naa
Arijit Singh
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Gul
Anuv Jain
good 4 u
Olivia Rodrigo
BbY WOW
KAROL G, Judeline, & rusowsky
SZA
BangersOnly
GBP
Central Cee & 21 Savage
Beautiful Crazy
Luke Combs
Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin
ღ Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles ღ
Nikoletta Triantopoulou
Favorite
Isabel LaRosa
TIT FOR TAT
Tate McRae
Take A Slice
Glass Animals
Living After Midnight
Judas Priest
SHE DID IT AGAIN ft. Zara Larsson
Tyla
Runnin' with the Devil
Van Halen
American Girls
Harry Styles
When It Rains It Pours
Luke Combs
Come a Little Closer
Cage the Elephant
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