Guitar chord · Triads
F♯ minor chord on guitar
244222 · Barre · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play F♯m on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
F♯m is the ii chord in E major, iii in D major and vi in A major. In minor keys: i in F♯ minor and iv in C♯ minor.
- Notes
- F♯AC♯
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 2nd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 6 strings at the 2nd fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 2nd fret, held by the barre F♯
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, ring finger (3) C♯
- 4th string (D): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) F♯
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, held by the barre A
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, held by the barre C♯
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, held by the barre F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--2---| G|--2---| D|--4---| A|--4---| E|--2---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every F♯m note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing F♯m on guitar
244222 is the E-minor shape barred at the 2nd fret.
You’ll find F♯m in common progressions such as F♯m–D–A–E (the minor-feel pop progression in A major), F♯m–Bm–C♯–F♯m (the minor cadence in F♯ minor) and F♯m–E–D–C♯ (the Andalusian cadence in F♯ minor).
