Key of F♯ minor
The key of F♯ minor has three sharps — F♯, C♯ and G♯. Its natural minor 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 minor chords, three major chords and one diminished chord. Home base is F♯m (i), flanked by Bm (iv) and C♯m (v); the majors A (III), D (VI) and E (VII) brighten the key, and G♯° (ii°) appears mostly as a passing chord.
Relative major: A major — the same seven chords, with A as home base.
The seven chords of F♯ minor
Common questions
- What chords are in the key of F♯ minor?
- The seven chords in the key of F♯ minor are F♯m (i), G♯° (ii°), A (III), Bm (iv), C♯m (v), D (VI) and E (VII).
- What is the relative major of F♯ minor?
- A major. The two keys share the same key signature and the same seven chords — A major simply treats A, not F♯m, as home.
- How many sharps or flats does F♯ minor have?
- F♯ minor has three sharps: F♯, C♯ and G♯.