Where to capo for F# major
Put the capo at fret 6 and play F# major using B# major shapes. That is the easiest of the eight positions ranked below, and it is what most players reach for. Against playing F# major open, it drops the mean difficulty of the key's seven chords from 5.6 to 3.4 and gains 16 ringing open strings.
You want F# major. Capo 6 and play in B# major.
All eight positions, ranked
Each row transposes F# major down by that many frets to find the shapes your hand would actually make, then scores the best voicing of all seven chords — fewer fingers, less stretch, closer to the nut, fewer muted strings. Lower is easier. Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4).
What you are playing
The seven seventh chords of F# major are F#maj7, G#m7, A#m7, Bmaj7, C#7, D#m7, E#m7b5 — the ones the ranking above is scored against. Explore this key on the F# major key page.