IntermediateMinor

F#m Chord

The F#m is a minor chord that sounds darker, more melancholic, and expressive. Minor chords add emotional depth and drama. The lowered third gives them their characteristic bittersweet quality, making them essential for blues, rock, and emotional ballads.

Notes:F#Root (1)AMinor 3rd (b3)C#Perfect 5th (5)

Open Position

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Chord Diagrams

Position, Fret 2

Uses a barre chord technique

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Barre Shape, Fret 9

Uses a barre chord technique

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How to Play F#m

Follow these steps for the open position fingering:

Barre technique: Press your index finger flat across all strings at fret 2 to form the barre, then add the remaining fingers on top.
#StringInstructionNote
1Low E (6th string)●Fret 2 with your index fingerF#
2A (5th string)●Fret 4 with your ring fingerA
3D (4th string)●Fret 4 with your pinky fingerC#
4G (3rd string)●Fret 2 with your index fingerF#
5B (2nd string)●Fret 2 with your index fingerA
6High E (1st string)●Fret 2 with your index fingerC#

○ = Open string (no fingers needed)

✕ = Muted string (don't play)

● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret

Notes in F#m

The F#m chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:

F#
Root (1)
The root, gives the chord its name
A
Minor 3rd (b3)
The minor third, creates the darker sound
C#
Perfect 5th (5)
The fifth, adds power and stability

Songs Using F#m

These songs from our play-along library feature the F#m chord:

Your Idol

Saja Boys

intermediate

Amarillo by Morning

George Strait

intermediate

seasons

wave to earth

advanced

Refugee

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

beginner

Rein Me In

Sam Fender & Olivia Dean

intermediate

A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Shaboozey

beginner

Africa

Toto

intermediate

A Horse with No Name

America

beginner

Wagon Wheel

Darius Rucker

beginner

Bindaas

Deepthi Suresh, Anirudh Ravichander, Super Subu

intermediate

Give Me One Reason

Tracy Chapman

intermediate

Radhimaa

Sai Abhyankkar, Nargis Teji, Asma Teji & Vivek feat. Sai Smriti

intermediate

Ghostbusters

Ray Parker Jr.

intermediate

Three Little Birds

Bob Marley

intermediate

The A Team

Ed Sheeran

beginner

Somebody's Watching Me

Rockwell

beginner

Stand By Me

Ben E. King

beginner

Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Undead Tombstone Remix)

Andrew Gold

intermediate

For A Reason

Karan Aujla & Ikky

intermediate

Disturbia

Rihanna

intermediate

broken

lovelytheband

beginner

Fast Car

Tracy Chapman

beginner

Train Wreck

James Arthur

intermediate

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone

intermediate

Angel Of My Dreams

JADE

intermediate

Galliyan

Ankit Tiwari

intermediate

Francis Forever

Mitski

intermediate

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

The Beatles

beginner

Reality Club

REALITY CLUB

intermediate

Stop Waiting

Cigarettes After Sex

intermediate

Slow Ride

Foghat

intermediate

LIKE ME

Future feat. 42 Dugg & Lil Baby

intermediate

Bob Seger Old Time Rock n Roll

Unknown

beginner

Rebel Yell

Billy Idol

intermediate

PUSH 2 START

Tyla

beginner

Dil Diyan Gallan

Atif Aslam

intermediate

Naal Nachna

Shashwat Sachdev; Afsana Khan; IRSHAD KAMIL; Reble

intermediate

Wicked Games

The Weeknd

advanced

Take On Me

a-ha

intermediate

Run To You

Bryan Adams

intermediate

Message in a Bottle

The Police

intermediate

Marianne

Fontaines D.C.

beginner

Hurts So Good

Ag3nte360

beginner

Yellow

Coldplay

beginner

What You Saying

Lil Uzi Vert

beginner

Cold feat. Post Malone

BigXthaPlug

intermediate

Stick Season

Noah Kahan

beginner

Tujhe Bhula Diya

Mohit Chauhan

intermediate

Pointless

Lewis Capaldi

beginner

Once More to See You

Mitski

intermediate

Could you Be Loved

Bob Marley

intermediate

Rain On Me

Lady Gaga

beginner

Teri Aankhon Mein

Darshan Raval

intermediate

SWIM

BTS

advanced

Soch Na Sake

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Gives You Hell

The All-American Rejects

intermediate

Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin

Sonu Nigam

intermediate

Kun Faya Kun

A.R. Rahman

intermediate

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

intermediate

Ae Watan

Arijit Singh

intermediate

I Won't Give Up

Jason Mraz

intermediate

Upside Down

Jack Johnson

beginner

My Immortal (Band Version)

Evanescence

intermediate

Hey There Delilah

Plain White T's

beginner

Risk It All

Bruno Mars

advanced

Forget Me

Lewis Capaldi

beginner

Stereo Hearts

Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine

intermediate

Dark Thoughts

Lil Tecca

beginner

greedy

Tate McRae

beginner

Welcome to the Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

advanced

Cruel Summer

Taylor Swift

intermediate

Die With A Smile

Lady Gaga

intermediate

Lose Control

Teddy Swims

intermediate

Orbiter

Noah Kahan

intermediate

The Final Countdown

Europe

intermediate

REACT

Switch Disco

beginner

My Universe

Coldplay

beginner

Winning Speech

Karan Aujla, MXRCI

intermediate

Dai Dai

Shakira & Burna Boy

intermediate

LUNCH

Billie Eilish

intermediate

Unholy

Sam Smith

intermediate

Is This Love?

Bob Marley

intermediate

Khat

Navjot Ahuja

intermediate

Wonderwall

Oasis

beginner

Where Are You Now

Lost Frequencies

advanced

Bol Do Na Zara

Armaan Malik

intermediate

New Religion

Bebe Rexha & Faithless

intermediate

Please Please Please

Sabrina Carpenter

advanced

Dude Looks Like A Lady

Aerosmith

intermediate

DENIAL IS A RIVER

Doechii

intermediate

Take Me Home, Country Roads

John Denver

beginner

Linger (SiriusXM Session)

Royel Otis

intermediate

I Bet on Losing Dogs

Mitski

advanced

Layla

Derek & The Dominos

advanced

Cherry Bomb

The Runaways

intermediate

luther

Kendrick Lamar

intermediate

Sprinter

Central Cee & Dave

intermediate

Layla (Unplugged)

Eric Clapton

advanced

Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

VibesOnly

beginner

I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore

Solo Sounds

intermediate

Opalite

Taylor Swift

intermediate

CHANEL

Tyla

intermediate

tv off

Kendrick Lamar

advanced

Tears in Heaven

Eric Clapton

advanced

Gone Gone Gone

David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I

beginner

Meet Me in the Woods

Lord Huron

beginner

Paradise City

Guns N' Roses

intermediate

Muskurane

Arijit Singh

intermediate

O Mere Dil Ke Chain

Kishore Kumar

advanced

Unse Jaake Kehdo

Justh

intermediate

Stop The Wedding!

Ashe

beginner

Enter Sandman

Metallica

intermediate

Zara Zara

Bombay Jayashri

intermediate

Timeless

The Weeknd & Playboi Carti

beginner

Mann Bharrya

B Praak

intermediate

Faasle

Aditya Rikhari

intermediate

WILDFLOWER

Billie Eilish

intermediate

About Damn Time

Lizzo

advanced

Under the Bridge

Red Hot Chili Peppers

advanced

All I Did Was Dream Of You ft. The Marías

beabadoobee

intermediate

White Keys

Dominic Fike

intermediate

Agar Tum Saath Ho

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Buffalo Soldier

Bob Marley

intermediate

Ilahi

Mohit Chauhan

intermediate

Tere Bina

A.R. Rahman

intermediate

Bad Habits

Ed Sheeran

intermediate

Unwell

Matchbox Twenty

intermediate

Thriller

Michael Jackson

intermediate

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson

intermediate

Tu Jaane Na

Atif Aslam

intermediate

Kal Ho Na Ho

Sonu Nigam

advanced

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Tommy Richman

intermediate

good 4 u

Olivia Rodrigo

intermediate

BbY WOW

KAROL G, Judeline, & rusowsky

intermediate

"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation

Sony Pictures Animation

intermediate

SZA

BangersOnly

intermediate

Midnight Sun

Zara Larsson

intermediate

Immigrant Song

Led Zeppelin

intermediate

Abracadabra

Lady Gaga

intermediate

Living After Midnight

Judas Priest

intermediate

SHE DID IT AGAIN ft. Zara Larsson

Tyla

intermediate

Qayde Se | Metro…In Dino | Anurag Basu

T-Series

beginner

Come a Little Closer

Cage the Elephant

intermediate

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