Key · major

The key of F♯ Major

F♯ Major has 6 sharps (F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯). Its scale is F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯. The seven chords built on those degrees are I F♯, ii G♯m, iii A♯m, IV B, V C♯, vi D♯m and vii° E♯dim; the dominant is C♯ and the subdominant B. Its relative minor is E♭ Minor and its parallel minor is F♯ Minor.

Key signature
6 sharps · F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯
Scale
F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯
Relative minor
E♭ Minor
Parallel minor
F♯ Minor
Enharmonic
G♭

The scale on the keyboard

The F♯ Major scale on the piano keyboard: F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯23412312F♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E♯F♯

Fingering for both hands, the step pattern and the other forms are on the F♯ Major scale page.

Scale degrees

DegreeNoteNameInterval from the tonic
1F♯TonicUnison
2G♯SupertonicMajor 2nd
3A♯MediantMajor 3rd
4BSubdominantPerfect 4th
5C♯DominantPerfect 5th
6D♯SubmediantMajor 6th
7E♯Leading ToneMajor 7th

Chords in F♯ Major

One chord on each degree of the scale. The dominant is C♯ and the subdominant B.

NumeralTriadQualitySeventh
IF♯MajorF♯maj7
iiG♯mMinorG♯m7
iiiA♯mMinorA♯m7
IVBMajorBmaj7
VC♯MajorC♯7
viD♯mMinorD♯m7
vii°E♯dimDiminishedE♯m7♭5

Chord functions

FunctionChords
TonicI · iii · vi
Subdominantii · IV
DominantV · vii°

Common progressions in F♯ Major

ProgressionChordsLevel
I – IV – VF♯ – B – C♯Easy
I – IV – V – IF♯ – B – C♯ – F♯Easy
I – V – vi – IVF♯ – C♯ – D♯m – BEasy
I – vi – IV – VF♯ – D♯m – B – C♯Easy
I – IV – I – VF♯ – B – F♯ – C♯Easy
I – V – IV – IF♯ – C♯ – B – F♯Easy
I – IV – V – IVF♯ – B – C♯ – BEasy
I – ii – IV – VF♯ – G♯m – B – C♯Easy
vi – IV – I – VD♯m – B – F♯ – C♯Medium
I – vi – ii – VF♯ – D♯m – G♯m – C♯Medium
I – IV – vi – VF♯ – B – D♯m – C♯Medium
I – iii – IV – VF♯ – A♯m – B – C♯Medium
I – iii – vi – IVF♯ – A♯m – D♯m – BMedium
IV – I – V – viB – F♯ – C♯ – D♯mMedium
I – V – vi – iii – IV – I – IV – VF♯ – C♯ – D♯m – A♯m – B – F♯ – B – C♯Medium
I – IV – vii° – iii – vi – ii – V – IF♯ – B – E♯dim – A♯m – D♯m – G♯m – C♯ – F♯Hard
ii – V – IG♯m – C♯ – F♯Medium
iim7 – V7 – Imaj7G♯m7 – C♯7 – F♯maj7Hard
ii – V – I – viG♯m – C♯ – F♯ – D♯mHard
I – VI – ii – VF♯ – D♯ – G♯m – C♯Hard
I – II – V – IF♯ – G♯ – C♯ – F♯Hard
I – bVII – IV – IF♯ – E – B – F♯Medium
I – bIII – IVF♯ – A – BMedium
I – V – bVII – IVF♯ – C♯ – E – BMedium
I – bVI – bVII – IF♯ – D – E – F♯Hard
I – IV – iv – IF♯ – B – Bm – F♯Hard
12-Bar Blues (I7 – IV7 – V7)F♯7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – B7 – B7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – C♯7 – B7 – F♯7 – C♯7Medium
Quick-Change BluesF♯7 – B7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – B7 – B7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – C♯7 – B7 – F♯7 – C♯7Medium

The other keys

C MajorG MajorD MajorA MajorE MajorB MajorD♭ MajorA♭ MajorE♭ MajorB♭ MajorF MajorA MinorE MinorB MinorF♯ MinorC♯ MinorG♯ MinorE♭ MinorB♭ MinorF MinorC MinorG MinorD Minor

Part of the key reference. See also the chords and the scales.