F♯ minor chord on ukulele (F♯m)

F♯m is F♯, A and C♯. The easiest shape is 2-1-2-0. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

2-1-2-0 · open · easy

Notes: F♯ · A · C♯
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5
First shape: 2-1-2-0

How to play F♯m on ukulele

Shape 1, 2-1-2-0, reading from the G string on the left:

C♯: index finger, 1st fret of the C string.
A: middle finger, 2nd fret of the G string.
F♯: ring finger, 2nd fret of the E string.
Leave the A string open: A.

If an open string sounds dead, a fingertip is leaning on it. Come down more on the tips, with your knuckles bent.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play F♯m

6-6-5-4: movable shape at the 4th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
11-9-9-9: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

F♯m the capo way

No barre needed if a capo is allowed: capo on the 2nd fret and play the open Em shape (0-4-3-2), capo on the 4th fret and play the open Dm shape (2-2-1-0), capo on the 6th fret and play the open Cm shape (0-3-3-3) or capo on the 7th fret and play the open Bm shape (4-2-2-2). The chord sounds as F♯m because the capo raises every string by 2 half steps.

Moving between F♯m and its neighbours

Songs rarely hold F♯m for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

B (V in E major): F♯m (2-1-2-0) to B (4-3-2-2): move the index finger to the E string, 2nd fret, move the middle finger to the A string, 2nd fret, the ring finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the G string, 4th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Shared note: F♯. B on ukulele
A (IV in E major): F♯m (2-1-2-0) to A (2-1-0-0): your index and middle fingers stay put. An easy one to get up to speed. Listen for A and C♯, which stay put while the rest moves. A on ukulele
E (I in E major): F♯m (2-1-2-0) to E (1-4-0-2): the index finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, move the middle finger to the A string, 2nd fret, your ring finger lands on the C string, 4th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. E on ukulele

Minor chords sound shaded compared with major ones. All 3 notes of F♯m fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

A short F♯m drill

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: A, C♯, F♯, A. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Then switch to 6-6-5-4 and back four times without looking at your hand.

You may also see it as G♭m; nothing changes on the ukulele.

F♯m in context

In F♯ minor, i–VI–III–VII on ukulele is F♯m (2-1-2-0), D (2-2-2-0), A (2-1-0-0) and E (1-4-0-2). About the minor anthem.

In F♯ minor, i–iv–V on ukulele is F♯m (2-1-2-0), Bm (4-2-2-2) and C♯ (6-5-4-4). About the minor cadence.

In F♯ minor, i–VII–VI–V on ukulele is F♯m (2-1-2-0), E (1-4-0-2), D (2-2-2-0) and C♯ (6-5-4-4). About the Andalusian cadence.

F♯m on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try F♯m on piano or F♯m on guitar, or compare them on the F♯m chord page.

Next to try on ukulele

Other minor chords

F♯m on ukulele: questions

What notes are in F♯m on ukulele?

F♯, A and C♯. In the 2-1-2-0 shape the strings play A (G string), C♯ (C string), F♯ (E string) and A (A string, open), so A is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play F♯m on ukulele?

2-1-2-0, shape 1 above. No barre: some strings ring open.

Is F♯m a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 2-1-2-0 needs no barre.

Which string does F♯m start on?

In the 2-1-2-0 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 2nd fret, which is A, the minor third.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside F♯m. Updated September 2026.