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Drop D tuning

F# on guitar

F# is a major, spelled F#, A# and C#. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 4443xx, which sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteF#A#C#
Interval1P3M5P

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2341
4443xxsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 5 to 6.32
xx4322sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 2 and mutes 2 strings
F# major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 4, fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 3.4fr243
444676sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 4
F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 3, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3142
4143xxsits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 9. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 2 to 6.9fr234
x91111119sits at fret 9, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 9 and mutes 1 string
F# major, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 6, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 4 to 6.6fr432
x98676sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string
F# major, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11, fret 11, fret 11, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 3 to 5.11fr
xx111111xsits at fret 11, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 11 and mutes 3 strings
F# major, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr2134
x981111xsits at fret 8, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 15 with finger 2, fret 14, fret 14. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 14, strings 5 to 6.14fr2
xxx151414sits at fret 14, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 14 and mutes 3 strings
F# major, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr3241
x98117xsits at fret 7, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.321
xx432xsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 3 strings
F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 5 to 6.2
xxx322sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 2 and mutes 3 strings

Keys F# belongs to

F# is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

F# in another tuning

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