Progressions in F# — Mandolin

Every chord the key of F# owns, as GDAE shapes ready to back a tune.

F# major harmonizes to F# – G#m – A#m – B – C# – D#m – F°; F# minor to F#m – G#° – A – Bm – C#m – D – E. Each chord links to its Mandolin shapes, so backing a tune in F# starts here and ends under your fingers.

Run the changes that carry the repertoire — I–IV–V for the dance tunes, i–VII–VI where the airs go modal — until moving between shapes stops costing thought.