F Sharp Major Triad Inversions on Guitar: 12 Shapes

What an inversion changes

Root position puts F# at the bottom, 1st inversion puts A# at the bottom, 2nd inversion puts C# at the bottom. It is still F#; what changes is the lowest and the highest note you hear.

Bright and stable: the triad most songs are built on.

How to move between the shapes

Climbing the G-B-e strings: 1st inversion (fret 3) → 2nd inversion (fret 7) → root position (fret 11). Listen to the top note, F#, A#, C#: it is a little melody inside one chord.

One area of the neck, near fret 9, already holds four F# shapes: G-B-e strings 6-7-6; D-G-B strings 8-6-7; A-D-G strings 9-8-6; E-A-D strings 9-9-8.

Practise F# triads in four steps

1. Start with the G-B-e strings only: three shapes, one minute each.
2. Climb the neck through the three shapes and come back down without stopping.
3. Pick one fret area, around fret 9, and find F# on every string set without moving your hand far.
4. Last, switch between F# and another triad in the same area of the neck.

A few minutes a day on one string set is enough; add the next set next week.