Four String Banjo · Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2

F♯MF♯ Major

CRoot
Etone
Gtone

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

How to play it

F♯M fingering positions

Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2, 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, 2nd (x 2 2 4) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 9th (9 9 11 12) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar chord — M-shape, 14th (x 14 14 16) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (9 6 x 7) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar chord — 6th position (9 6 7 7) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 11 x) fretboard diagram in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
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, 2nd (x 2 2 4) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 9th (9 9 11 12) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar tab — M-shape, 14th (x 14 14 16) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (9 6 x 7) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar tab — 6th position (9 6 7 7) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
F♯ Major guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 11 x) in Irish Tenor (GDAE) · Capo 2
Sound

How F♯M sounds

Consonance
5/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2
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