The key of F♯ minor on guitar
F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E — and everything inside it.
The key of F♯ minor on guitar: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the guitar is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key, the minor scale.
The notes of F♯ minor
F♯ minor — also spelled G♭ minor — is F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E: the minor scale on F♯, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the guitar above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in F♯ minor
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | F♯m | F♯ A C♯ |
| ii° | G♯° — passed through, not rested on | G♯ B D |
| III | A | A C♯ E |
| iv | Bm | B D F♯ |
| v | C♯m | C♯ E G♯ |
| VI | D | D F♯ A |
| VII | E | E G♯ B |
The seventh chords in F♯ minor
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i7 | F♯m7 | F♯ A C♯ E |
| iiø7 | G♯m7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | G♯ B D F♯ |
| IIImaj7 | Amaj7 | A C♯ E G♯ |
| iv7 | Bm7 | B D F♯ A |
| v7 | C♯m7 | C♯ E G♯ B |
| VImaj7 | Dmaj7 | D F♯ A C♯ |
| VII7 | E7 | E G♯ B D |
The pentatonics in F♯ minor
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | F♯m pent | F♯ A B C♯ E |
| ii | G♯m pent — not in the key | G♯ B C♯ E♭ F♯ |
| III | A pent | A B C♯ E F♯ |
| iv | Bm pent | B D E F♯ A |
| v | C♯m pent | C♯ E F♯ G♯ B |
| VI | D pent | D E F♯ A B |
| VII | E pent | E F♯ G♯ B C♯ |
The same notes from another home
Relative major: A major. Parallel major, the same root with different notes: F♯ major.