F# Major Guitar Chord
A barre chord at the 2nd fret. F# Major is bright and brilliant.
Also known as
- F#
- Gb
- F#M
- GbM
- F# M
- Gb M
- F#maj
- Gbmaj
- F# maj
- Gb maj
- G-flat
- F#major
- F-sharp
- Gbmajor
- G-flatM
- F# major
- F-sharpM
- Gb major
- G-flat M
- F-sharp M
- G-flatmaj
- F-sharpmaj
- G-flat maj
- F-sharp maj
- G-flatmajor
- F-sharpmajor
- G-flat major
- F-sharp major
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
F# major is a barre chord at the 2nd fret (E shape) or the 9th fret (A shape). The 2nd-fret position is where many guitarists first become comfortable with the E-shape barre. The slightly higher fret position compared to F makes the barre noticeably easier.