Key of F♯ major
The key of F♯ major has six sharps — F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯ and E♯. Its scale runs F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯, and building a triad on each of those seven notes — stacking thirds from the scale itself — produces the key's seven chords.
That gives three major chords, three minor chords and one diminished chord. The majors — F♯ (I), B (IV) and C♯ (V) — are the workhorses that carry most songs in the key; the minors G♯m (ii), A♯m (iii) and D♯m (vi) supply the softer colors, and E♯° (vii°) appears mostly as a passing chord.
Relative minor: D♯ minor — in practice written as E♭ minor, its enharmonic equivalent with six flats; the chords sound the same but are spelled differently.
The seven chords of F♯ major
Common questions
- What chords are in the key of F♯ major?
- The seven chords in the key of F♯ major are F♯ (I), G♯m (ii), A♯m (iii), B (IV), C♯ (V), D♯m (vi) and E♯° (vii°).
- What is the relative minor of F♯ major?
- Strictly D♯ minor, which is almost always written as E♭ minor — the same key spelled with six flats instead of six sharps. The chords sound identical either way; E♭ minor simply treats E♭m, not F♯, as home.
- How many sharps or flats does F♯ major have?
- F♯ major has six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯ and E♯.