Root position F♯m
F♯ – A – C♯
Right hand 1-3-5Left hand 5-3-1
F♯ Minor Chord on Piano
F♯m F♯ A C♯ Formula 1 b3 5 3 notes
Also written G♭ minor: the same keys under another name.
Notes
What notes are in the F♯ Minor chord?
The F♯ Minor chord has 3 notes: F♯, A, C♯. Start on F♯, go up 3 half steps for the minor third, then 4 more for the perfect fifth: only the middle note differs from the major chord.
| Note | Interval from the root | Half steps |
|---|---|---|
| F♯ | Root | 0 |
| A | Minor 3rd | 3 |
| C♯ | Perfect 5th | 7 |
Inversions and fingering
Every way to play F♯ Minor
The same notes in a different order. The lowest note changes the name after the slash; the fingering below is the usual one - right hand from the lowest key up, left hand from the lowest key up too.
1st inversion F♯m/A
A – C♯ – F♯
Right hand 1-2-5Left hand 5-3-1
2nd inversion F♯m/C♯
C♯ – F♯ – A
Right hand 1-3-5Left hand 5-2-1
In real music
Songs that use F♯ Minor
Pieces from the GOONS sheet music library where F♯m holds for at least two bars of our arrangement (read from the score, root in the bass).
Where it lives
Keys and scales with F♯ Minor
Every key where F♯m is one of the seven chords, with its Roman numeral, and the scales whose notes include all of it - the ones to improvise over it.
In these keys
Scales that contain all its notes
Questions
Frequently asked
What notes are in the F♯ Minor chord?
The F♯ Minor chord (F♯m) is made of F♯, A, C♯. Its formula is 1 b3 5 - the root, then the intervals of a minor chord.
How do you play F♯m on the piano?
Put your right thumb on F♯ and play the other notes with fingers 1-3-5. With the left hand, use fingers 5-3-1 from the lowest key up.
What are the inversions of F♯m?
root position F♯m (F♯ A C♯); 1st inversion F♯m/A (A C♯ F♯); 2nd inversion F♯m/C♯ (C♯ F♯ A).
Is F♯ Minor the same as G♭ minor?
On the piano, yes: the same keys. The name changes with the key you are in - sharps in sharp keys, flats in flat keys.
Play it for real
Hold F♯m and build a progression on it
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