Irish bouzouki F♯ chord (ADAD)F♯ major: 9 8 9 11
Frets, low course to high: 9 8 9 11 (from the 8th fret)
- Low A course: 9th fret, middle finger, F♯
- Low D course: 8th fret, index finger, A♯
- High A course: 9th fret, ring finger, F♯
- High D course: 11th fret, little finger, C♯
Sounds: F♯ A♯ F♯ C♯ · F♯ is F♯, A♯, C♯ (1 · 3 · 5)
Found in: B major (V), F♯ major (I), D♭ major (IV), F♯ mixolydian (I), D♭ mixolydian (IV), A♭ mixolydian (♭VII)
No 3rd: F♯5 (4 4 4 4) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs F♯ major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.
With a capo: on the 4th fret it’s 0 0 0 4 (frets counted from the capo), an open D shape.
Tuning ADAD: A D A D, low to high.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose ADAD once in its Settings and it remembers.
F♯ in session keys
- B major (V, a main chord): B – E – B – F♯ (a plain backing for many reels and jigs)
Other F♯ chords, Irish bouzouki ADAD
Other major chords
F♯ in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app