Chords
F# madd4
F# · A · B · C#
F# madd4 (F#madd4) is a minor chord of 4 notes: F# · A · B · C#.
F# madd4
F# · A · B · C#
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Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | F#3 · A3 · B3 · C#4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | B2 · F#3 · A3 · C#4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
F# madd4 (F#madd4) contains the notes F# · A · B · C#, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built
Inversions
An inversion of F# madd4 puts a chord tone other than F# in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales F# madd4 belongs to.
In which keys
F# madd4 is diatonic to 6 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Scales that contain it
F# madd4 fits inside these scales, each built on F#.
- F# Minor PentatonicF# · A · B · C# · E
- F# Minor BluesF# · A · B · C · C# · E
- F# MinorF# · G# · A · B · C# · D · E
- F# Melodic MinorF# · G# · A · B · C# · D# · E#
- F# Harmonic MinorF# · G# · A · B · C# · D · E#
- F# DorianF# · G# · A · B · C# · D# · E
- F# PhrygianF# · G · A · B · C# · D · E
- F# Vietnamese 1F# · A · B · C# · D
Understanding the F# madd4 chord
Names and symbols
F#madd4 is the chord symbol for F# madd4.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F# madd4 chord?
- The F# madd4 chord contains the notes F# · A · B · C#: the root F# with the intervals 1P, 3m, 4P, 5P stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally F#, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the F# madd4 chord?
- Measured from F#, the F# madd4 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 4P, 5P. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the F# madd4 chord?
- On guitar the most common F# madd4 shape is 224222, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play F#3 · A3 · B3 · C#4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.