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F# on guitar

F# is a major, spelled F#, A# and C#. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 244322, which sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 2. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

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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 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 6.342
244322sits at fret 2 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 2
F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.231
x443xxsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F# major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr1243
xx4676sits at fret 4, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 3, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2143
2143xxsits 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 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 1, muted, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr231
998xxxsits at fret 8, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
F# major, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 11, fret 11, fret 11, fret 14 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 3 to 5.11fr324
141311111114sits at fret 11 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 11
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: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 5.342
24432xsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 2 and mutes 1 string
F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1342
2443xxsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings

The five shapes

Every shape below is one of the five open chords moved up the neck, with a finger — or the nut — standing in for the open strings. F# turns up as an E shape, a D shape, a C shape, an A shape and a G shape: E at fret 2, D at fret 4, C at fret 6, A at fret 9, G at fret 11.

F# major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 1 to 6.342
E shapeF# as an E shape: barre at fret 2, fingered 244322.
F# major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr1243
D shapeF# as a D shape: index finger at fret 4, fingered xx4676.
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
C shapeF# as a C shape: barre at fret 6, fingered x98676.
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
A shapeF# as an A shape: barre at fret 9, fingered x91111119.
F# major, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 11, fret 11, fret 11, fret 14 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 11, strings 3 to 5.11fr324
G shapeF# as a G shape: barre at fret 11, fingered 141311111114.

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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