Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯MF♯ Major

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Etone

Gtone

Formula ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · Notes C · E · G

How to play it

F♯M fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (3 3 4 5 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 8th (x 8 8 8 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (15 15 16 17 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 x x 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 x 5 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 x 5 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 4 x 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar chord — 3rd position (3 3 4 5 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

F♯M guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (3 3 4 5 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 8th (x 8 8 8 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (15 15 16 17 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 x x 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 x 5 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 x 5 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 4 x 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

F♯ Major guitar tab — 3rd position (3 3 4 5 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How F♯M sounds

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G

Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2

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