F# or Gb chord
F# or Gb major chord for guitar in different forms: basic, as barre chord and with a capo.
See also F# minor chord.
F#
F# (capo 4)
F# barre 1st
F# barre 2nd
Alternative shapes
F#
Description
F# and Gb (F sharp and G flat major) are the same chord, but their names change depending on the key they are played in.
Try in a chord progression
D - F# - G - A / D - Gb - G - A
Chords that sound good together with F#
The primary chords that sound good in a chord progression with F# is: G#m, A#m, B, C# and D#m.
Follow-up chords
Chords that are likely to follow F# / Gb major in progressions:
› B
› C#7 / Db7
› D#m /Ebm
Theory of the F# / Gb chord
The notes that the F# chord consists of are F#, A#, C#. For a Gb chord the notes are written Gb, Bb, Db.
Inversions
1st inversion: F#/A# (means that A# is the bass note).
2nd inversion: F#/C# (means that C# is the bass note).
Omissions
F# (no3) is an F# major with no third (A#).
F# (no5) is an F# major with no fifth (C#).
Alternatives with capo
E shape with a capo on 2nd fret.
D shape with a capo on 4th fret (see picture).
C shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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