2 4 4 2 2 2
F# minor
Notes: F# · A · C#
Also spelled Gb minor
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Common shapes (3)
x x 4 6 7 5
x 9 11 11 10 9
Other shapes (18)
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2 0 x 2 2 x
2 0 4 2 2 x
2 0 x 2 2 2
x x 4 2 2 2
2 4 4 2 x x
2 0 4 x 2 2
x x 4 2 2 5
2 4 x 2 2 x
2 0 x 2 2 5
2 0 4 x 2 5
x 9 7 6 7 x
x 9 11 11 10 x
About F# minor
The notes of F# minor are F# (root), A (minor third) and C# (perfect fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – 5. It is a minor chord: its minor third gives it a darker, more melancholic character than the major chord.
F# minor has 3 common voicings, based on the E, D and A shapes of the CAGED system. There are 18 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. Another way to write F# minor is Gb minor (the same piano key, with a different name). F# minor is the usual choice.