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F# Minor Guitar Chord

A barre chord at the 2nd fret. F# Minor is rich and deep.

Also known as

  • F#m
  • F#-
  • Gbm
  • Gb-
  • F# m
  • Gb m
  • F#min
  • Gbmin
  • F# min
  • Gb min
  • F#minor
  • Gbminor
  • G-flatm
  • G-flat-
  • F# minor
  • F-sharpm
  • F-sharp-
  • Gb minor
  • G-flat m
  • F-sharp m
  • G-flatmin
  • F-sharpmin
  • G-flat min
  • F-sharp min
  • G-flatminor
  • F-sharpminor
  • G-flat minor
  • F-sharp minor

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

The F#m barre at the 2nd fret is one of the most common barre chords in popular music — it appears in countless songs in the keys of A, D, and E. If your F barre is solid, just slide it up one fret. The slightly reduced tension at the 2nd fret makes this more manageable.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 4
eBGDAE 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2

See how F# Minor works with other chords — Progression Generator