Key · minor

The key of F♯ Minor

F♯ Minor has 3 sharps (F♯ C♯ G♯). Its scale is F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E. The seven chords built on those degrees are i F♯m, ii° G♯dim, III A, iv Bm, v C♯m, VI D and VII E; the dominant is C♯m and the subdominant Bm. Its relative major is A Major and its parallel major is F♯ Major.

Key signature
3 sharps · F♯ C♯ G♯
Scale
F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E
Relative major
A Major
Parallel major
F♯ Major

The scale on the keyboard

The F♯ Minor scale on the piano keyboard: F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E34123123F♯G♯ABC♯DEF♯

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

Scale degrees

DegreeNoteNameInterval from the tonic
1F♯TonicUnison
2G♯SupertonicMajor 2nd
3AMediantMinor 3rd
4BSubdominantPerfect 4th
5C♯DominantPerfect 5th
6DSubmediantMinor 6th
7ESubtonicMinor 7th

Chords in F♯ Minor

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

NumeralTriadQualitySeventh
iF♯mMinorF♯m7
ii°G♯dimDiminishedG♯m7♭5
IIIAMajorAmaj7
ivBmMinorBm7
vC♯mMinorC♯m7
VIDMajorDmaj7
VIIEMajorE7

Chord functions

FunctionChords
Tonici · III · VI
Subdominantii° · iv
Dominantv · VII · V (harmonic)

Common progressions in F♯ Minor

ProgressionChordsLevel
i – iv – vF♯m – Bm – C♯mEasy
i – iv – VF♯m – Bm – C♯Easy
i – VI – III – VIIF♯m – D – A – EEasy
i – VII – VI – VIIF♯m – E – D – EEasy
i – VII – VI – VF♯m – E – D – C♯Medium
i – VI – iv – VF♯m – D – Bm – C♯Medium
i – iv – VII – IIIF♯m – Bm – E – AMedium
i – III – VII – ivF♯m – A – E – BmMedium
i – iv – i – VF♯m – Bm – F♯m – C♯Medium
i – IV – i – VF♯m – B – F♯m – C♯Hard
ii° – V – iG♯dim – C♯ – F♯mHard
iiø7 – V7 – im7G♯m7♭5 – C♯7 – F♯m7Hard
12-Bar Minor BluesF♯m – F♯m – F♯m – F♯m – Bm – Bm – F♯m – F♯m – D – C♯ – F♯m – C♯Hard

The other keys

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

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