F♯ major · 6 sharps
Chords in F sharp major
F♯ major has 6 sharps, and its notes are F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯ and E♯. Its seven chords are F♯, G♯m, A♯m, B, C♯, D♯m and E♯°; with sevenths, F♯maj7, G♯m7, A♯m7, Bmaj7, C♯7, D♯m7 and E♯m7♭5.
The seven chords of F♯ major
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tonic | |||
| ii | Subdominant | |||
| iii | Tonic | |||
| IV | B | Bmaj7 | Subdominant | |
| V | Dominant | |||
| vi | Tonic | |||
| vii° | Dominant |
Hear where home is
Two short progressions in F♯ major. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.
Cadence
- I
- BIV
- V7
- I
ii V I
- ii7
- V7
- Imaj7
Common progressions in F sharp major
- ii V I ii7 V7 Imaj7
- I V vi IV I V vi IV
- B
- vi IV I V vi IV I V
- B
- I vi IV V I vi IV V
- B
- I IV V I IV V I
- B
- 12 bar blues I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7
- B7
- B7
- B7
- iii vi ii V I iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 Imaj7
- I vi ii V Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7
- ii bII I ii7 bII7 Imaj7
- G7
- Backdoor progression iv7 bVII7 Imaj7
- Bm7
- E7
- I bVII IV I bVII IV I
- E
- B
- Royal road progression IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi
- Bmaj7