A shape of F# Major
Symbol: F#
A shape
Root
F#
Chord tones
F# · A# · C#
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
From fret 9
String by string
- String 6: not played
- String 5: fret 9 → F#root
- String 4: fret 11 → C#
- String 3: fret 11 → F#root
- String 2: fret 11 → A#
- String 1: fret 9 → C#
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of F# Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 6
- 2. A shape · From fret 9
- 3. G shape · From fret 11
- 4. E shape · From fret 2
- 5. D shape · From fret 4
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding F# Ionian (Major)
Every tone of F# Major belongs to F# Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
F# · G# · A# · B · C# · D# · F
F# Major in the A shape sounds 5 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are F# · A# · C#.