F♯ Minor: Notes, Chords and Scale
F♯ minor is a minor key. Its key signature has 3 sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯. Its scale is F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, E, and its seven diatonic chords are F♯m, G♯dim, A, Bm, C♯m, D, E. Below are the 7th chords, Roman numerals, related keys, the Camelot code and a keyboard diagram.
Key signature
3♯
Relative key
Parallel key
Camelot code
11A
Notes
F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E
Chords in F♯ minor
- iF♯mF♯ A C♯
- ii°G♯dimG♯ B D
- IIIAA C♯ E
- ivBmB D F♯
- vC♯mC♯ E G♯
- VIDD F♯ A
- VIIEE G♯ B
Seventh chords
- i7F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
- iiø7G♯m7♭5G♯ B D F♯
- IIImaj7Amaj7A C♯ E G♯
- iv7Bm7B D F♯ A
- v7C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
- VImaj7Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
- VII7E7E G♯ B D
How to use these chords
- i, iv and v (F♯m, Bm, C♯m) are the primary chords. The v chord is often played major, as V (C♯) or V7 (C♯7), taken from the harmonic minor scale, which raises E to E♯.
- III, VI and VII (A, D, E) are major chords. They are the I, IV and V chords of the relative major, A major.
- ii° (G♯dim) is a diminished chord and often leads to V.
- Common progressions, in Roman numerals: i VI III VII (F♯m, D, A, E); i iv V (F♯m, Bm, C♯); i VII VI V (F♯m, E, D, C♯).
Common uses of F♯ minor
- F♯ minor shares its seven notes and its key signature with its relative major, A major.
- On a piano, 3 of its seven notes are black keys.
- In the Camelot system DJs use for harmonic mixing, F♯ minor is 11A; tracks in 10A, 12A and 11B usually mix smoothly with it.
- Open F♯ minor in the Scale and Chord Finder
- Find your song's key from the audio: Detect Key and BPM
- Camelot Wheel: 11A
- Write chords or MIDI in F♯ minor with MIDI LabMIDI Lab, from the same team as SongTools, writes chord progressions, bass, drums and melody as MIDI from a prompt.
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Questions about F♯ minor
What chords are in F♯ minor?
The seven chords in F♯ minor are F♯m, G♯dim, A, Bm, C♯m, D, E (i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII). As seventh chords they are F♯m7, G♯m7♭5, Amaj7, Bm7, C♯m7, Dmaj7, E7.
What notes are in the F♯ minor scale?
F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, E. Its key signature has 3 sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯.
What is the relative major of F♯ minor?
A major. It uses the same seven notes and key signature as F♯ minor, starting from A. The parallel major, F♯ major, starts on the same note as F♯ minor but has a different key signature.
What is the Camelot code for F♯ minor?
11A. Next to it on the Camelot wheel are 10A and 12A, and 11B is its relative major, A major.