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Chords in the key of F♯ major
F♯ major has 6 sharps (F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯). Its seven chords are F♯, G♯m, A♯m, B, C♯, D♯m, E♯° . Its relative minor is D♯ minor , which uses the same chords with D♯m as home.
C major A minor C Am G major E minor G Em D major B minor D Bm A major F♯ minor A F♯m E major C♯ minor E C♯m B major G♯ minor B G♯m IV ii F♯ major D♯ minor F♯ D♯m I vi D♭ major B♭ minor D♭ B♭m V iii A♭ major F minor A♭ Fm E♭ major C minor E♭ Cm B♭ major G minor B♭ Gm F major D minor F Dm F♯ 4 2 1 6 5 3 On the wheel, IV, I and V sit side by side on the outer ring with ii, vi and iii right below them. Tap any key on the wheel to go to its page.
Open F♯ major in the interactive wheel
The seven chords
Number Chord 7th chord I F♯ F♯maj7 ii G♯m G♯m7 iii A♯m A♯m7 IV B Bmaj7 V C♯ C♯7 vi D♯m D♯m7 vii° E♯° E♯m7♭5
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root on 6th string
9fr × root on 5th string
F♯ · A♯ · C♯ G♯m ii
4fr root on 6th string
11fr × root on 5th string
G♯ · B · D♯ A♯m iii
6fr root on 6th string
× root on 5th string
A♯ · C♯ · E♯ IV
7fr root on 6th string
× root on 5th string
B · D♯ · F♯ V
9fr root on 6th string
4fr × root on 5th string
C♯ · E♯ · G♯ D♯m vi
11fr root on 6th string
6fr × root on 5th string
D♯ · F♯ · A♯ 7th chords
A♯m7 iii7
A♯ · C♯ · E♯ · G♯ D♯m7 vi7
D♯ · F♯ · A♯ · C♯ E♯m7♭5 viiø7
E♯ · G♯ · B · D♯
Common progressions in F♯ major
F♯ C♯ D♯m B I V vi IV The pop engine (Let It Be, Someone Like You) F♯ D♯m B C♯ I vi IV V 50s / doo-wop (Stand By Me) D♯m B F♯ C♯ vi IV I V The same four from the minor side (Zombie, Africa-style) F♯ B C♯ I IV V Three-chord rock, blues and country G♯m C♯ F♯ ii V I The jazz cadence F♯ E B F♯ I ♭VII IV I Rock's borrowed cadence (Hey Jude coda, Sweet Child O' Mine) F♯ B Bm F♯ I IV iv I The bittersweet ending (Creep)
Borrowed from the minor Chords from F♯ minor dropped into F♯ major. Rock lives on ♭VII; IV then iv then I is the bittersweet move (Creep).
Secondary dominants A 7th chord that leads into another chord of the key as if it were home for a moment. Its root is one step clockwise of its target on the wheel.
D♯7 V7/ii
D♯ · F♯♯ · A♯ · C♯ E♯7 V7/iii
E♯ · G♯♯ · B♯ · D♯ G♯7 V7/V
G♯ · B♯ · D♯ · F♯ A♯7 V7/vi
A♯ · C♯♯ · E♯ · G♯ Colour chords The same slot on the wheel with a different flavour. Sus chords swap the 3rd for the 2nd or 4th and like to resolve back to the plain chord (F♯sus4 → F♯). add9 adds the 2nd on top of the full chord. These are the common ones whose notes all stay in the key (here: F♯sus2, F♯sus4, F♯add9); the small label is the slot they sit in.
The F♯ major scale
F♯ major: F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ . The key's seven chords are built from these notes; the borrowed and secondary chords above bring in notes from outside it.
Related keys
B major : one step counterclockwise; E♯ becomes E. A smooth key change.D♭ major (strictly C♯ major): one step clockwise; B becomes B♯. A smooth key change.D♯ minor : the relative minor, same notes.F♯ minor : the parallel minor, same home note, where the borrowed chords come from.
Questions What chords are in the key of F# major? The seven chords in F# major are F#, G#m, A#m, B, C#, D#m, E#°. As 7th chords: F#maj7, G#m7, A#m7, Bmaj7, C#7, D#m7, E#m7b5.
How many sharps or flats does F# major have? F# major has 6 sharps (F# C# G# D# A# E#).
What is the relative minor of F# major? D# minor. It uses exactly the same notes and chords; only the home chord changes.
What are common chord progressions in F# major? I V vi IV: F# C# D#m B; I vi IV V: F# D#m B C#; vi IV I V: D#m B F# C#.