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:
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Shaboozey
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
seasons
wave to earth
Sahiba
Aditya Rikhari
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
That’s So True
Gracie Abrams
beabadoobee - All I Did Was Dream Of You ft. The Marías
beabadoobee
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
Tame Impala - My Old Ways
tameimpala
STAY
The Kid Laroi
Hotel California
Eagles
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile
Unknown
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
Cage The Elephant - Come A Little Closer
SWAT REDD
Mitski - I'll Change for You
Mitski
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!
Unknown
Problems
Mother Mother
Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman
RUMI & JINU
Unknown
Dominic Fike - White Keys
Ethereal Music
Tum Se Hi
Mohit Chauhan
Crash Into Me
Dave Matthews Band
No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
*NSYNC
7clouds
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
74sodapop
Tyla - SHE DID IT AGAIN ft. Zara Larsson
Tyla
Alag Aasmaan
Anuv Jain
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
Lost Panda
Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977)
Eagles
Kal Ho Na Ho
Sonu Nigam
Dooron Dooron
Paresh Pahuja
Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage
Arijit Singh
Riptide
Vance Joy
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
Lut Gaye
Jubin Nautiyal
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Rashid Ali
Sum41-Fat Lip
mreddy100
Tera Ban Jaunga
Akhil
Teri Aankhon Mein
Darshan Raval
Zombie
The Cranberries
Motley Crue - Wild Side with Lyrics
Unknown
James Arthur - Train Wreck
Lazy Fox
sombr - back to friends
deep blue sounds
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
Choo Lo
The Local Train
CHRYSTAL - The Days (Notion Remix)
CHRYSTAL
Libianca - People
Unknown
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Afraid To Feel
LF System
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Morgan Wallen - Last Night
BagOnly
Mitski - Francis Forever
Mitski
Santeria
Sublime
Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister
QueensStoneAge
Reality Club
REALITY CLUB
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher
Heart-Magic Man
Unknown
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
The Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Kun Faya Kun
A.R. Rahman
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
Unknown
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Unknown
Bob Seger Old Time Rock n Roll
Unknown
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Lizzy McAlpine - Staying
LizzyMcAlpine
Dil Diyan Gallan
Atif Aslam
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
Message in a Bottle
The Police
Bryan Adams - Run To You
BryanAdams
SZA - BMF
SZA
Hurts So Good
Ag3nte360
Riri
NINEVICIOUS
Yellow
Coldplay
Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours
LukeCombs
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
DJSocio18
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
ImagineDragons
PinkPantheress - Stateside + Zara Larsson
Creative Chaos
good 4 u
Olivia Rodrigo
Mitski - Once More to See You
Mitski
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
Pointless
Lewis Capaldi
Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour
SabrinaCarpenter
Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
Nain Matakka
Dhee, Diljit Dosanjh, Thaman S, Irshad Kamil
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Noah Kahan - Stick Season (Lyric Video)
NoahKahan
Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
JudasPriest
Breaking Me
Topic
Carpetman – You Will Never Know it
Carpetman
Counting Stars
OneRepublic
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Stephen McElvain
Gerua
Arijit Singh
More Than Words
Extreme
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
3DoorsDown
HOT TO GO!
Chappell Roan
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
Sajni
Jal The Band
One way or another
Blondie
Guns N' Roses - Patience
GunsNRoses
I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Unwell
Matchbox Twenty
Here Without You
3 Doors Down
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
Gives You Hell
The All-American Rejects
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
CCR
Bruno Mars - Risk It All
Unknown
Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine)
Gym Class Heroes
Forget Me
Lewis Capaldi
Tonight Tonight
Hot Chelle Rae
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
ABKCO
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
BobSeger
I Ain't Worried
OneRepublic
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Refugee
TomPetty
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Rush
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
GunsNRoses
3 Doors Down - Here Without You
3DoorsDown
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby ft. Ronnie Spector
EddieMoney
In The End - Linkin Park
Linkin Park
DEF LEPPARD - "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
DEF LEPPARD
greedy
Tate McRae
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
JimiHendrix
People Watching
Sam Fender
Van Halen - Jump
Van Halen
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
Poison-Every Rose Has Its Thorn
OutsiderVen23
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
OzWho
About Damn Time
Lizzo
Europe - The Final Countdown
Europe
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal Lyrics
MJKiingofPop
I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore
Solo Sounds
REACT
Switch Disco
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (With Lyrics + HQ Sound)
TheJukeboxRock
Hell Yeah - Rev Theory
Rev Theory
Van Halen- Runnin' with the devil
mig31imstillalive
Seventeen Going Under (Edit)
Sam Fender
Unholy
Sam Smith
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
My Universe
Coldplay
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
Elton John
BED
Joel Corry
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
TheWeeknd
Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club
Lost Panda
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
Kendrick Lamar - luther
Kendrick Lamar
Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar
Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Charli xcx - party 4 u
Charli xcx
Ed Sheeran - Azizam
Ed Sheeran
Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun
Unknown
"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video
Unknown
BTS (방탄소년단) ‘SWIM’ Official MV
Unknown
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta
Lil Tecca - Dark Thoughts
Lil Tecca
Harry Styles - American Girls
HarryStyles
Dave - Raindance (ft. Tems)
Santan Dave
"Soda Pop" Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "PINKY UP" Official MV
HYBE LABELS
Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion
Bebe Rexha
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
RAYE
BigXthaPlug - Cold feat. Post Malone
BigXthaPlug
Kendrick Lamar - tv off
Kendrick Lamar
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (Lyric Video)
Sabrina Carpenter
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
KendrickLamar
Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER
Unknown
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
SNEM0SDN5
Styx-Renegade Lyrics
RockinBassPlayer3
Central Cee & 21 Savage - GBP
Lyrical Lemonade
Benson Boone - Mystical Magical
Benson Boone
Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy
LukeCombs
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D - Somedays
Sonny Fodera
Teddy Swims - The Door
Teddy Swims
Teddy Swims - Lose Control (Lyric Video)
Teddy Swims
The Killers - Mr Brightside
Victor Rosendahl
Benson Boone - Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages lyrics
MeJeNiFeRx
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
GunsNRoses
Michael Jackson - Thriller
michaeljackson
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
ShawnxXxMichaels
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
GunsNRoses
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
onlythepianoplayer
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb lyrics
YTLyricsz
ღ Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles ღ
Nikoletta Triantopoulou
Central Cee & Dave - Sprinter
Vibe Music
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix
@sza - Saturn
Unknown
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
SZA
BangersOnly
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
Unknown
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
TrendingTracks
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance
Vibe Music
Saja Boys - Your Idol KPop Demon Hunters
Unknown
Wild Thing
The Troggs
Olivia Dean - Man I Need
Unknown
Gracie Abrams - That’s So True
Unknown
Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams
7clouds
Tame Impala - Dracula
TrendingTracks
Man I Need - Olivia Dean
Unknown
KATSEYE - Internet Girl
7clouds
Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit
VibesOnly
Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas
Unknown
Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT (Lyric Video)
TateMcRae
Huntrix
Unknown
Big Thief - Vampire Empire (Lyric Video)
Big Thief
Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM
Pizza Music
HAVEN. - I RUN
Unique Vibes
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Dave, Tems - Raindance
Unknown
Good Neighbours - Home (Lyric Video)
GOOD NEIGHBOURS
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Tom Odell - Black Friday
Tom Odell
Wrecking Ball
Mother Mother
Saiyaara Reprise - Female | Ahaan, Aneet | Tanishk, Faheem, Arslan | Shreya | Irshad
YRF
Gul
Anuv Jain
Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova (Magician's Cut)
ChappellRoan
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
Jasleen Royal
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
Ranjha
B Praak
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
Woh Ladki Jo
Unknown
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
Chahun Main Ya Naa
Arijit Singh
Pehla Nasha
Udit Narayan
Mann Bharrya
B Praak
Main Hoon Hero Tera
Armaan Malik
Hawayein
Arijit Singh
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