Fig. 1 · F# minor

key signature

F♯ minor

F♯1G♯2A3B4C♯5D6E7

3 sharps, written F♯ C♯ G♯

relative: A majorparallel: F♯ majorthe scale

The chords that live in it

F♯mdegree 1 · minorG♯dimdegree 2 · diminishedAdegree 3 · majorBmdegree 4 · minorC♯mdegree 5 · minorDdegree 6 · majorEdegree 7 · major

Built by stacking thirds inside the scale and asking what quality comes out, rather than from a table of roman numerals.

What is true of it

F♯ minor has 3 sharps.

They are written in this order, always: F♯ C♯ G♯.

Its notes are F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D and E.

Relative: A major has the same 3 sharps. Parallel: F♯ major has 6 sharps, which is why changing mode changes the signature by three.

Every key

C♭ majorG♭ majorD♭ majorA♭ majorE♭ majorB♭ majorF majorC majorG majorD majorA majorE majorB majorF♯ majorC♯ majorA♭ minorE♭ minorB♭ minorF minorC minorG minorD minorA minorE minorB minorC♯ minorG♯ minorD♯ minorA♯ minor