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F# Major Guitar Chord (F#M)

F# Major (F#M) is built from F#, A#, C#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P formula measured from the root F#. This page shows 6 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

Major
Notes: F# · A# · C#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P

Fingerings for F#M

F#A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
F#low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
F#low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
F#low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
F#low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
F#low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

Notes in F#M

  • F#1P
  • A#3M
  • C#5P

How to play F#M

F# Major Guitar Chord (F#M) is bright and resolved, the default sound of Western harmony.

Beginner tip

Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.

Practice idea

Loop it with the IV and V chords of the same key to hear how it functions as the tonic.

F#M FAQ

What notes are in F# Major?
F# Major (F#M) contains F#, A#, C#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P above the root F#.
How do you play F#M on guitar?
The most common shape here is "F#": A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is F#M hard for beginners?
It sits in the major family. Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.

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