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F♯ Minor Add 11

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The F♯ Minor Add 11 chord contains the notes F♯, A, B, and C♯.

Notes: F♯, A, B, C♯ · Piano keys: F♯ A B C♯

Reviewed for accuracy · Last updated July 2026 · Maintained by Justin Evans

G♭ Minor Add 11
This is the same chord as G♭ Minor Add 11 — the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with flats.
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F♯
F♯ – A – B – C♯

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Introduction

The F♯ Minor Add 11 chord is a four-note chord made up of F♯, A, B, and C♯.

Notes

Notes:F♯ – A – B – C♯

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the F♯ Minor Add 11 is the tonic (i) chord of F# Minor, which shares the signature of its relative major, A Major3 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯).

F♯C♯G♯

Order of sharps

Sharps are added to a key signature in a fixed order. Each new sharp key adds the next sharp on the list.

FCGDAEB

Mnemonic: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

Chords in the Key of F♯ Minor

These are the triads built on each degree of the F♯ minor scale:

C1C2C3C4AC5C6C7C8F#C#
iF♯ Minor (minor)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1iF♯ MinorMinor
2ii°G♯ DiminishedDiminished
3IIIA MajorMajor
4ivB MinorMinor
5vC♯ MinorMinor
6VID MajorMajor
7VIIE MajorMajor

F♯ Minor Add 11 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the F♯ Minor Add 11 chord on piano?
The F♯ Minor Add 11 chord contains the notes F♯ – A – B – C♯. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Prout, Ebenezer(1889)

    Harmony: Its Theory and Practice

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Goetschius, Percy(1889)

    The Material Used in Musical Composition

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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