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F#/A Guitar Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is A instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–0–4–3–2–2

How to play the F#/A chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–4–3–2–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 4 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for F#/A chord

Other names: F# major, F# maj, F# M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: F# major chord

Intervals and tones in F#/A chord

Note Interval
F# Root
B Major 3rd
C# Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–0–4–3–2–2
Fret 4
X–0–4–6–7–6
Fret 6
X–0–8–6–7–6
Fret 6
X–0–8–6–7–9

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys