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Key of F sharp Minor

Key of F sharp Minor at a glance: 3 sharp(s): F♯, C♯, G♯. Notes, chords, progressions and neighbouring keys.

  • 3 sharp(s): F♯, C♯, G♯
  • Minor keys

1Composition: what it contains

F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D – E

Key signature
3 sharp(s): F♯, C♯, G♯
Tonic
F♯
Dominant
C♯
Leading tone
E♯
Scale with key signature
F sharp Natural Minor Scale

F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D – E

F sharp Harmonic Minor Scale

F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D – E♯

F sharp Melodic Minor Scale

F♯ – G♯ – A – B – C♯ – D♯ – E♯

2Chords of the key

Chords of the scale (triads)

DegreeChordNotesListen
iF♯mF♯ – A – C♯
ii°G♯dimG♯ – B – D
IIIAA – C♯ – E
ivBmB – D – F♯
vC♯mC♯ – E – G♯
VIDD – F♯ – A
VIIEE – G♯ – B

Chords of the scale (seventh chords)

DegreeChordNotesListen
i7F♯m7F♯ – A – C♯ – E
iiø7G♯m7♭5G♯ – B – D – F♯
IIImaj7Amaj7A – C♯ – E – G♯
iv7Bm7B – D – F♯ – A
v7C♯m7C♯ – E – G♯ – B
VImaj7Dmaj7D – F♯ – A – C♯
VII7E7E – G♯ – B – D

In minor keys the dominant is usually made major with the raised seventh (harmonic minor): C♯7.

3Progressions to play in this key

Natural minor i–iv–v

  1. iF♯m
  2. ivBm
  3. vC♯m
  4. iF♯m

Bass line: root, fifth, octave and approach note

Minor with a major V

  1. iF♯m
  2. ivBm
  3. V7C♯7
  4. iF♯m

Bass line: root, fifth, octave and approach note

Epic minor

  1. iF♯m
  2. VID
  3. IIIA
  4. VIIE

Bass line: root, fifth, octave and approach note

Andalusian cadence

  1. iF♯m
  2. VIIE
  3. VID
  4. VC♯

Bass line: root, fifth, octave and approach note

Minor ii–V–i

  1. iiø7G♯m7♭5
  2. V7C♯7
  3. iF♯m

Walking bass line

Aeolian rock

  1. iF♯m
  2. VID
  3. VIIE
  4. iF♯m

Bass line: root, fifth, octave and approach note

Minor blues

  1. i7F♯m7
  2. i7F♯m7
  3. i7F♯m7
  4. i7F♯m7
  5. iv7Bm7
  6. iv7Bm7
  7. i7F♯m7
  8. i7F♯m7
  9. VI7D7
  10. V7C♯7
  11. i7F♯m7
  12. V7C♯7

Walking bass line

4Related keys and the circle of fifths

5Other presentations available

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