![]() ![]() This creates the F#/Gb natural minor scale (variants such as the harmonic and melodic minor will be looked at in a separate guide). F Sharp Minor Guitar ChordĪ minor scale differs slightly from a major scale in that degrees 3, 6 and 7 are all flattened, so they are lowered by one semitone. This version is actually quite rare as it is a bit of a stretch, especially as it forms the same general shape as an open G major chord, which is actually quite hard to do without the benefit of having the low open strings.Įssentially, barre the 11th fret as fully as possible, focusing on strings 2, 3 and 4, before placing your 5th finger on fret 14 of the 1st string, then bring your 3rd finger over to the 13th fret of string 5 and your 4th finger to fret 14 of string 6. This one will work well with a clean, shimmering electric guitar tone.Ĭreate a small barre that covers the 6th fret of strings 1,2 and 3, then use your 3rd finger to press down on the 7th fret of string 2, your 4th finger to press the 8th fret of string 4 and your 5th finger to stretch over to fret 9 of string 5. This variation of F# major is probably my personal favourite as it gives a nice spread of notes all across over an octave. As this one is so much higher on the neck, it’ll work a lot between when combined with other similarly high barre chords.īarre the 9th fret using your 2nd finger, then you have two options: either press your entire 4th finger across the 11th fret of strings 2, 3 and 4, or if you haven’t built up the strength for that yet, then use fingers 3, 4 and 5 to press fret 11 of strings 4, 3 and 2 respectively. Similarly to the above, we can also move our A major shape up a fair few frets with an added barre to create a nice well rounded shape. You’ll want to barre the 2nd fret using your 2nd finger, then bring your 4th finger over to the 4th fret of string 5, your 5th finger to the 4th fret of the 4th string and then your 3rd finger to the 3rd fret of the 3rd string. As this one is pretty low down the neck, it works well with open chord sequences on an acoustic guitar. However, the way you play your chord is important and will determine which styles each variation should be used in.Īs you’ll have seen in various other guides on BeginnerGuitarHQ (such as C#/Db), we can always combine the classic E major open chord shape with a barre on any fret to bring the shape up. There isn’t much point in choosing to play a F#/Gb chord specifically (unless it’s to house a singer’s range etc.) as the actual note isn’t really going to change the sound of the chord, just the pitch. Within the key of F#/Gb major, you can make various chord sequences and work them out using this numbering system, but remember that F#/Gb major is your tonic, and is where the key will sound resolved and at home. ![]() Once you’re familiar with the scale, you’ll do well to remember that the formula for an F# major chord (and any tonic major chord of any key) is 1-3-5 which gives the notes F#-A#-C# while the formula for a Gb major chord is 1-3-5 which gives the notes Gb-Bb-Db. while for Gb major, the Gb is a 1, the Ab is a 2 etc. F# is much more common than Gb, so we’ll approach most of the chords below from the F# perspective.Įach of these notes (degrees of the scale) can be assigned a number as it ascends so you can use a helpful formula to work out chords from it. ![]() Hence is why if you take a look at the scales above, each note is the enharmonic equivalent of each other, so if you played an F# major scale out of context, it would be completely impossible to determine whether it was F# or Gb.įor example, in a key with flattened notes, then you’ll (normally) be playing a Gb if you need to use that note, but in a key with sharps, then it’ll (normally) be a F#. Sort of… Technically a F# and a Gb are exactly the same, they just appear in different contexts. You may have noticed that we’re looking at two scales here. On a guitar, the 1/2 means the next fret is in the scale, and the 1 means there will be a fret in between the two notes. On a piano, the ‘1’ means that if you’re starting on the C, then there will be one note (Eb in this case) between your C and the next note of the scale (D), while the 1/2 means that the next note of the scale is directly next door (such as in the move from E-F in C major). If you’re looking for a place to start with F#/Gb chords, then look no further… F Sharp Guitar ChordĮvery major scale has the same theory behind it, building on a pattern of tones between the notes: 1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1/2. In this important guide, I’ll be taking you through a huge number of variants of the F#/Gb chord: Having already looked at ‘open’ chords and their simple shapes, it’s time to move towards some harder to grasp, rarer chords that are known as the ‘black notes’ on a piano. ![]()
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