F# Minor Piano Chord
Root
F#Min 3rd
A5th
C#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
F#
A
C#
The Notes in an F# Minor Chord
The Root
This is one is easy. All you have to do to find the root of a chord is look at the name of the chord. It's the first part of the name! If it's an F# Minor chord, the root is F#!
The Min 3rd
The minor third of an F# Minor chord is A. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.
Finding A from F# step by step:
- Start on: F#
- Step 1: move up to G
- Step 2: move up to G#
- Step 3: Land on A
Min 3rd
ARoot
F#1
2
- G is a minor second above F#.
- G# is a major 2nd above F#.
- A is a minor third above F#.
The 5th
The fifth of an F# Minor chord is C#. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding C# from F# step by step:
- Start on: F#
- Step 1: move down to E#
- Step 2: move down to E
- Step 3: move down to D#
- Step 4: move down to D
- Step 5: Land on C#
5th
C#Root
F#1
2
3
4
- E# is a minor second below F#.
- E is a major 2nd below F#.
- D# is a minor third below F#.
- D is a major third below F#.
- C# is a fourth below F#. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note C# is down 5 half-steps from F#, but up 7 half-steps from F#:
5th
C#Root
F#1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of F# Minor
Root Position
Root
F#Min 3rd
A5th
C#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
F#
A
C#
1st Inversion
Min 3rd
A5th
C#Root
F#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A
C#
F#
2nd Inversion
5th
C#Root
F#Min 3rd
AE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
C#
F#
A