F# Minor Chord on Guitar
The F# Minor chord contains F#, A and D♭ — 3 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.
- Root
- Minor 3rd
- Perfect 5th
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | F# | A | D♭ |
| Interval | Root | Minor 3rd | Perfect 5th |
Note names
Interval numbers
Scales containing F# Minor
| Major (Ionian) | D E A |
| Natural Minor (Aeolian) | D♭ F# B |
| Dorian | E F# B |
| Phrygian | D♭ F# A♭ |
| Lydian | D G A |
| Mixolydian | E A B |
| Locrian | D♭ E♭ A♭ |
| Harmonic Lydian (Lydian ♭6) | D G |
| Harmonic Minor | D♭ F# B♭ |
| Melodic Minor | E F# |
| Melodic Minor ♯4 | F# G |
| Gypsy Minor (Hungarian Minor) | F# G B♭ |
| Major Pentatonic | A |
| Minor Pentatonic | F# |
| Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) | B |
| Minor Sixth Pentatonic | F# |
| Blues | E♭ F# |
| Dominant Diminished (M2) | C E♭ F# A |
| Tcherepnin (M3) | C D♭ E F A♭ A |
Circle of fifths
Chords inside F# Minor
| Power (5) | F# |
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the F# Minor chord?
F#, A and D♭. That is 3 notes.
How is the F# Minor chord built?
From a root of F#: A is the minor 3rd and D♭ is the perfect 5th.
Which scales contain the F# Minor chord?
D Major (Ionian), D♭ Natural Minor (Aeolian), E Dorian and D♭ Phrygian, among others. Every note of the F# Minor chord is in those, so they can be played over it.
Which smaller chords are inside the F# Minor chord?
F# Power (5). Each uses only notes the F# Minor chord already contains.
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