F♯ ukulele chord
The bright, resolved, "happy" sound. The most common chord in Western music.
F♯ major · standard GCEA tuning · 3 shapes
How to Play F♯ on Ukulele
The easiest shape is 3121: G string 3rd fret · C string 1st fret · E string 2nd fret · A string 1st fret.
Barre at fret 1
3 1 2 1
Up the neck, fret 4
6 6 6 4
Barre at fret 9
11 10 9 9
Strings left to right are G, C, E and A, as the ukulele faces you. Numbers are frets; 0 means play the string open. Every shape is worked out from the notes the chord must contain and checked against them before it is published.
Notes in F♯
A ukulele has four strings, so a 3-note chord doubles one of its notes on the spare string. Because the G string is tuned high (reentrant tuning), the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not the G.
Songs and Keys That Use F♯
F♯ belongs to 3 major keys: C♯ major (as the IV chord), F♯ major (as the I chord) and B major (as the V chord).
- I – IV – V — the backbone of blues and early rock
- vi – IV – I – V — the pop-punk staple
- I – V – vi – IV — the most common progression in pop
F♯ on Other Instruments
- Guitar: see the F♯ guitar chord — six strings, so the shapes are different, but the notes are the same.
- Baritone ukulele (DGBE): 4322. A baritone is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar, so guitar shapes carry over and standard-ukulele shapes do not. Tune one with the baritone ukulele tuner.
Related Ukulele Chords
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A right shape on an out-of-tune ukulele still sounds wrong. Check G, C, E and A in a few seconds.
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