To do this, you’ll want to place the underside edge of your index finger across the 2nd fret, and press down so that each string rings out clearly.īut HELLLLLLLLLLL no. However, to play all of those strings that were open once upon a time, we’ll have to use a “barring” technique. Notice how the open E string note is our bass note in this chord, right? So if we shifted this chord shape up two frets so that F# becomes our bass note instead, we’d get an F# minor 7 chord. So you’ll want to start by playing an E minor 7 chord – bear with me – like this: They’re not that scary and they’re super useful. If you’ve never touched them before, then don’t worry.
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*Whisper* I’ve even heard stories that when someone touched it, they got a paper cut! Hmmpf, maybe that was actually just the paper.Īnyway, today I’ll be going over how to play an F sharp minor 7 chord on guitar so that you can ace that chord progression you are trying to learn!īecause there isn’t any F sharp minor 7 open shape that any sane person uses, we’ll have to configure our own… And the best way to do that is through using bar chords. The F sharp minor 7th variant, the sharpest of them all. And not just any kind of F sharp, oh no no no… F# phrygian mode – This scale can be used to add a darker sound to the F# minor chord.What’s sharper than a machete? That’s right, an F sharp.
F# dorian mode – This scale can be used to add a slightly brighter sound to the F# minor chord.F# minor blues scale – This scale can be used over the F#m chord to add a Blues flavour.F# minor pentatonic scale – This is probably the easiest scale to learn and get started on when improvising over the F# minor chord.F#m natural minor scale – This scale (also called F# aeolian) is the most commonly used scale for this chord.The most common and effective scales that can be used to solo/improvise over the F# minor chord, or to create melodies for the purposes of song writing are: Which Scales Can Be Played Over the F# Minor Chord? can be used effectively as a substitute for the F# minor chord. The F#m7 chord is quite often used interchangeably with the F#m chord.įor more interesting substitutions, playing variations of the A chord (which is the relative Major of F sharp minor), such as A6, A69, Amaj9 etc. For example, F#m9, F#m11 and F#m6 can often be used to add colour and emotion to the F# minor chord. Most F# minor chords with extensions can be used as a substitute for the Gb minor chord. This is essentially the standard F minor barre chord, but moved up one fret. The most common way to play the F#m chord is by playing the root-6 minor chord, starting on the second fret. If you’ve come to this page just to view some chord diagrams for F#m, here they are. The seven chords in the key of F# minor are: F#m, G# diminished, A+, Bm, C#, D, E# diminished F#m is the first chord in the key of F sharp minor.F# minor is the relative minor of A Major.The F# minor chord (just like all minor chords) contains the following intervals (from the root note): minor 3rd, Major 3rd, Perfect 4th (back to the root note).The F#m chord is produced by playing the 1st (root), flat 3rd and 5th notes of the F# Major scale.The F sharp minor chord contains the notes F#, A and C#.
Instead, the F#m chord is often played as a bar chord on the 2 nd fret (root 6) or 9 th fret (root 5). The A note (flat 3 rd) in F#m can technically be played on an open string, but the chord itself is basically never played as an open chord, because the open A string is in a low register and sounds muddy when played with the lower F# root note. For example, F#m is the relative minor of A Major, which is a very popular chord and key on the guitar. Out of the two chord names, F#m gets used far more often, because of the common keys that it is used in. The F sharp minor chord is enharmonically the same as the G flat minor chord.
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