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Drop D tuning

F#m on guitar

F#m is a minor, spelled F#, A and C#. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 404222, which sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteF#AC#
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# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 4 to 6.23
404222sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2 and lets 1 string ring open
F# minor, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr123
4046xxsits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
F# minor, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 7 with finger 2, open, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr2314
70767xsits at fret 6, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# minor, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr3241
x07675sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# minor, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 9. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 2 to 6.9fr342
x91111109sits at fret 9, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 9 and mutes 1 string
F# minor, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, open, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr2341
110111110xsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 1, open, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr123
1101111xxsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
F# minor, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 7, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 7, fret 9 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 3 to 5.7fr243
x971179sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and mutes 1 string
F# minor, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, fret 14, fret 14, fret 14. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 14, strings 4 to 6.14fr
xxx141414sits at fret 14, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 14 and mutes 3 strings
F# minor, 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 2, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 4 to 6.234
444222sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2
F# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2, fret 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 4 to 5.23
40422xsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 2, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
F# minor, 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 2, fret 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 4 to 5.234
44422xsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 2 and mutes 1 string

Keys F#m belongs to

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

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