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F♯ major chord

Symbol: F♯ · Notes: F♯ – A♯ – C♯

The most common chord: stable and bright, it opens and closes most songs. Three notes: the root, the major third (4 semitones up) and the perfect fifth (7 semitones up).

How it is built

• F♯: root
• A♯: major third
• C♯: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: F♯ – A♯ – C♯
• 1st inversion: A♯ – C♯ – F♯
• 2nd inversion: C♯ – F♯ – A♯

In which keys

• IV (subdominant) in D♭ major
• I (tonic) in F♯ major
• V (dominant) in B major
• III in E♭ minor
• VII in G♯ minor
• VI in B♭ minor
• V (dominant) in B harmonic minor

Other F♯ chords

F♯m · F♯7 · F♯maj7 · F♯m7 · F♯sus2 · F♯sus4 · F♯dim · F♯+ · F♯6 · F♯m6 · F♯add9 · F♯dim7 · F♯m7♭5

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