F#m Chord
The F#m is a minor chord that sounds darker, more melancholic, and expressive. Minor chords add emotional depth and drama. The lowered third gives them their characteristic bittersweet quality, making them essential for blues, rock, and emotional ballads.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Position, Fret 2
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 9
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play F#m
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ●Fret 2 with your index finger | F# |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 4 with your ring finger | A |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 4 with your pinky finger | C# |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 2 with your index finger | F# |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 2 with your index finger | A |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 2 with your index finger | C# |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in F#m
The F#m chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using F#m
These songs from our play-along library feature the F#m chord:
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
Layla (Unplugged)
Eric Clapton
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Stephen McElvain
Rush - Xanadu
Rush
seasons
wave to earth
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Vibe Music
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (Lyric Video)
Sabrina Carpenter
beabadoobee - All I Did Was Dream Of You ft. The Marías
beabadoobee
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
Metito - On my mind
Metito
Africa
Toto
Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER
Unknown
Heartbreak Anthem
Galantis
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Green Day
Love Me Do
The Beatles
Up Around the Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Unknown
Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun
Unknown
BED
Joel Corry
ZLATA OGNEVICH
Zlata Ognevich
STAY
The Kid Laroi
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Refugee
TomPetty
Hotel California
Eagles
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile
Unknown
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
The A Team
Ed Sheeran
A Horse with No Name
America
Mitski - I'll Change for You
Mitski
Morgan Wallen - What I Want (feat. Tate McRae) (Lyric Video)
Morgan Wallen
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
Cage The Elephant - Come A Little Closer
SWAT REDD
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Unknown
Linger (SiriusXM Session)
Royel Otis
abc (nicer)
GAYLE
My Universe
Coldplay
Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance
Vibe Music
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
Unknown
Eddie Money - Shakin'
EddieMoney
Buffalo Soldier
Bob Marley
Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!
Unknown
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver
Problems
Mother Mother
Michael Jackson - Thriller
michaeljackson
Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman
Meet Me in the Woods
Lord Huron
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
The Beatles
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit
VibesOnly
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Zombie
The Cranberries
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
Unknown
Dominic Fike - White Keys
Ethereal Music
PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake - NOKIA
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
Crash Into Me
Dave Matthews Band
Billy Squier - The Stroke
Unknown
Hey There Delilah
Plain White T's
No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT (Lyric Video)
TateMcRae
*NSYNC
7clouds
Charli xcx - party 4 u
Charli xcx
Unholy
Sam Smith
Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova (Magician's Cut)
ChappellRoan
Tyla - SHE DID IT AGAIN ft. Zara Larsson
Tyla
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ed Sheeran - Sapphire
TrendingTracks
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
74sodapop
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Kendrick Lamar - tv off
Kendrick Lamar
Message in a Bottle
The Police
What I Got
Sublime
Mitski - I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
As It Was
Harry Styles
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
Alag Aasmaan
Anuv Jain
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine)
Gym Class Heroes
Stuck In The Middle
Tai Verdes
Upside Down
Jack Johnson
Gives You Hell
The All-American Rejects
Yellow
Coldplay
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
Lost Panda
The Killers - Mr Brightside
Victor Rosendahl
About Damn Time
Lizzo
Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977)
Eagles
Kal Ho Na Ho
Sonu Nigam
Counting Stars
OneRepublic
BigXthaPlug - Cold feat. Post Malone
BigXthaPlug
Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly
ZaraLarssonMusic
Tonight Tonight
Hot Chelle Rae
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
Kun Faya Kun
A.R. Rahman
Van Halen- Runnin' with the devil
mig31imstillalive
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
More Than Words
Extreme
Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys
Unknown
Bruno Mars - Risk It All
Unknown
Dua Lipa - Dance The Night
7clouds
Dil Hai Na
Aditya Rikhari
Unwell
Matchbox Twenty
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
O Mere Dil Ke Chain
Kishore Kumar
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
Unknown
I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore
Solo Sounds
Tera Ban Jaunga
Akhil
Sum41-Fat Lip
mreddy100
Teri Aankhon Mein
Darshan Raval
Post Malone & Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Unknown
Isabel LaRosa - favorite
NewMelody
Qayde Se | Metro…In Dino | Anurag Basu
T-Series
James Arthur - Train Wreck
Lazy Fox
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Billie Eilish - THE GREATEST (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
sombr - back to friends
deep blue sounds
Ilahi
Mohit Chauhan
Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok
SyrebralVibes
ZZ Top - La Grange
Michael Baker
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
SNEM0SDN5
That’s So True
Gracie Abrams
Libianca - People
Unknown
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
The Marías - No One Noticed (Visualizer)
The Marías
Big Thief - Vampire Empire (Lyric Video)
Big Thief
Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams
7clouds
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae - What I Want
MorganWallen
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Mitski - Francis Forever
Mitski
Soch Na Sake
Arijit Singh
Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Unknown
Samjho Na
Aditya Rikhari
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal Lyrics
MJKiingofPop
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Shaboozey
Tyla, Sean Paul - PUSH 2 START (REMIX - Official Music Video)
Tyla
Reality Club
REALITY CLUB
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT.
Vibe Music
Tere Bina Full Video - A. R. Rahman | Guru | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan
Sony Music India
SZA
BangersOnly
Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes (Lyric Video)
Olivia Dean
Kendrick Lamar - luther
Kendrick Lamar
LISA - NEW WOMAN feat. Rosalía
Unknown
Forget Me
Lewis Capaldi
Gracie Abrams - That’s So True
Unknown
Woh Ladki Jo
Unknown
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
Unse Jaake Kehdo
Justh
Central Cee & Dave - Sprinter
Vibe Music
Tate McRae - Sports car
TateMcRae
Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion
Bebe Rexha
Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Tyla - PUSH 2 START
Unknown
Bob Seger Old Time Rock n Roll
Unknown
Europe - The Final Countdown
Europe
Dil Diyan Gallan
Atif Aslam
Lizzy McAlpine - Staying
LizzyMcAlpine
Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
BillieEilish
a-ha - Take On Me
a-ha
Teddy Swims - Lose Control (Lyric Video)
Teddy Swims
Harry Styles - American Girls
HarryStyles
Wonderwall
Oasis
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
Mitski - Once More to See You
Mitski
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - Timeless
Unknown
Billie Eilish - LUNCH
Unknown
REACT
Switch Disco
Jo Tum Mere Ho
Anuv Jain
Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
worldslover234
Hozier - Too Sweet
Hozier
greedy
Tate McRae
Faasle
Aditya Rikhari
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Bryan Adams - Run To You
BryanAdams
SZA - BMF
SZA
Taylor Swift - Opalite (Lyric Video)
Unknown
Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj
Unknown
Eyes Closed
Ed Sheeran
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (With Lyrics + HQ Sound)
TheJukeboxRock
Taylor Swift - Opalite
Unknown
Lil Uzi Vert - What You Saying
Unknown
Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours
LukeCombs
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
TheWeeknd
Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta
Baarishein
Anuv Jain
Wild Thing
The Troggs
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb lyrics
YTLyricsz
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
ImagineDragons
Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver
Kendrick Lamar - luther ft. SZA
Unknown
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Unknown
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D - Somedays
Sonny Fodera
Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour
SabrinaCarpenter
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
Zara Larsson - Lush Life
Dan Music
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
remhq
STIF UPPER LIP LYRICS
Unknown
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lookin' Out My Back Door
CCR
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
Tyla - CHANEL
Unknown
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Teenage Dirtbag (With Lyrics) - Wheatus
MovieContributer
Noah Kahan - Stick Season (Lyric Video)
NoahKahan
BTS (방탄소년단) ‘SWIM’ Official MV
Unknown
Rain On Me
Lady Gaga
Mann Bharrya
B Praak
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
kansas
Lil Tecca - Dark Thoughts
Lil Tecca
Breaking Me
Topic
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Unknown
Enter Sandman
Metallica
W Sound 05 "LA PLENA" - Beéle, Westcol, Ovy On The Drums
W Sound
Saja Boys - Your Idol KPop Demon Hunters
Unknown
Bekhayali
Unknown
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby ft. Ronnie Spector
EddieMoney
Teenage Dirtbag (2020)
Wheatus
Gerua
Arijit Singh
Eloise
Unknown
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
GunsNRoses
good 4 u
Olivia Rodrigo
Pehla Nasha
Udit Narayan
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
3DoorsDown
Slow Ride- Foghat (Short Version)
soccerbabe2545
BL3SS x CamrinWatsin - Kisses ft. bbyclose
BL3SS
"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video
Unknown
HOT TO GO!
Chappell Roan
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
journey
My Immortal (Band Version)
Evanescence
Kato - Turn The Lights Off feat. Jon
LatinHype
Sajni
Jal The Band
Tyla x Wizkid - DYNAMITE
Tyla
Die With A Smile
Lady Gaga
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
One way or another
Blondie
Is This Love? - Bob Marley
Bob Marley
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