F#m: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

F#m (Minor) is an interactive GuitarArcanum page with chord formula, intervals, voicings, inversions, triads, pentatonic patterns, scales and arpeggios on the fretboard.

Chord formula

Interval formula: 1 b3 5. A minor triad — root, minor 3rd and 5th. Stable, but darker and sadder than a major.

Chord tones

Everything as in a major, but the 3rd is lowered — that's what gives the minor quality. The 5th holds the foundation.

Sound character

Dark and sad, but stable — one of the two main qualities in music.

Harmonic function

Most often a minor tonic, and also the ii, iii or vi in a major key.

Typical progressions

D#m – B – F# – C#
D#m – G#m – A#
i – iv – V

Guitar voicing advice

Open Am, Em, Dm and barre forms from the 6th and 5th strings. They differ from major by one note — the 3rd.

Fretboard voicings for F#m

A few curated F#m shapes with fret numbers, intervals and root markers.

F#m — E shape, frets 1–5

F#m — D shape, frets 3–8

F#m — C shape, frets 5–10

F#m — A shape, frets 8–12

F#m — G shape, frets 10–15

Compatible scales for F#m

Open interactive scale pages that naturally pair with this chord.

Other chord qualities on the F# root

Compare this chord with other qualities sharing the same root.