F#m or Gbm chord
F# or Gb minor chord for guitar in different forms: basic, as barre chord and with a capo.
Diagram with fingerings
F#m / F#min / F#mi / F#- / F# minor
Diagram with notes
F#m / F#min / F#mi / F#- / F# minor
Alternative shapes
F#m
F#m
F#m
F#m (capo 2)
F#m barre 1st
F#m barre 2nd
Comments
F#m and Gbm (F sharp and G flat minor) are the same chord, but their names change depending on the key they are played in. An easier alternative shape is XXX675.
Try in a chord progression
F#m - C#m - Bm - D - E - A / Gbm - Dbm - Bm - D - E - A
Theory of the F#m / Gbm chord
The notes that the F#m chord consists of are F#, A, C#. The notes that the F#m chord consists of are Gb, A, Db.
Omissions
F#m (no3) is an F# minor with no third (A).
F#m (no5) is an F# minor with no fifth (C#).
Alternatives with capo
Em shape with a capo on 2nd fret (see picture).
Dm shape with a capo on 4th fret.
(The third
alternative with Am shape is less appropriate since the capo would be put on the 9th fret.)
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