Gone with the Wind in F#

Allie Wrubel / Herb Magidson(1937)swing
Do Re MiC D E
A
A♯6/D
A♯/D
C♯7♭9♯5
C♯aug/F
C♯m/E
C♭9♯11
A♯6/D
A♯/D
C♯13
F♭9♯11
C♭9

Chord Diagrams — Gone with the Wind in F# (Guitar)

Display
FingerNoteDegree
G♯m7
4frEADGBE111113
6frEADGBE11x4239frEADGBE11x23x11frEADGBE111132
C♯7
EADGBEx3241x
4frEADGBE111x346frEADGBE1114329frEADGBE111132
F♯Maj7
EADGBE111423
4frEADGBE11x3336frEADGBE111x439frEADGBE111324
F♯6
EADGBE2x143x
EADGBE11x3244frEADGBE111x349frEADGBE3333x1
Cm7
EADGBEx2134x
3frEADGBE1111324frEADGBExx23148frEADGBE111113
F7
EADGBE111132
3frEADGBE11x3248frEADGBE11113410frEADGBE111xx2
A♯6/D
EADGBE3333x1
5frEADGBE21346frEADGBE113x2410frEADGBEx4231x
C♯dim
EADGBEx41x23
4frEADGBEx1243x7frEADGBE31x42x11frEADGBExx12x3
Dm7
EADGBExx312
5frEADGBE1111326frEADGBExx231410frEADGBE111113
A♯/D
EADGBE11x234
3frEADGBE11143x6frEADGBE1113428frEADGBE11x243
A♯m7
EADGBE111x32
EADGBExx23146frEADGBE1111138frEADGBE11x423
Adim7
EADGBEx1324
4frEADGBE112x3x5frEADGBE1112347frEADGBE11x34
C♯7♭9♯5
C♯ - F - A - B - D
F♯
EADGBE111342
4frEADGBE11x2436frEADGBE1114329frEADGBE111234
C♯aug/F
EADGBE11x234
4frEADGBE1111346frEADGBE11432x9frEADGBE11x423
C♯m/E
EADGBEx4213x
4frEADGBE1113426frEADGBE1132x49frEADGBE111134
D♯7
EADGBExx1324
6frEADGBE111x348frEADGBE111xx211frEADGBE111132
B9♯11
EADGBE11x234
EADGBE111x236frEADGBE2x341x9frEADGBExx1234
C♯9
EADGBE222221
8frEADGBE3142xx9frEADGBE11132410frEADGBExx2143
G♯m
4frEADGBE111134
6frEADGBExx13427frEADGBExx324111frEADGBE111342
D♯m
EADGBExx1342
EADGBExx32416frEADGBE11134211frEADGBE111134
G♯m6
EADGBE2x134x
4frEADGBE1112346frEADGBE111x329frEADGBE11x324
C♯13
EADGBEx4231
4frEADGBE1111347frEADGBE2223419frEADGBE111234
E9♯11
EADGBE12
3frEADGBE31426frEADGBE11x23411frEADGBE111234
D♯9
EADGBExx132
5frEADGBE2222x110frEADGBE3142xx11frEADGBE111324
B9
EADGBE2222x1
4frEADGBE1114327frEADGBE1113248frEADGBExx2143

Gone with the Wind in F#

Key of F#

F# major pushes guitarists into full barre territory at fret 2 and beyond. No open chords exist naturally, but the key rewards advanced players with dark, powerful voicings. Common in metal and progressive rock where low tunings bring it closer to standard pitch. F# is a intermediate-advanced-level key on guitar because the open B string is the 4th scale degree and the open high E is the minor 7th, both usable as color tones. Expect to rely on barre chords throughout, which builds hand strength and unlocks the entire fretboard.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to F# (ascending unison), F# to C (ascending tritone), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to C# (ascending minor third), C# to D (ascending half step), D to A# (descending major third), A# to A# (ascending unison), A# to A (descending half step), A to C# (ascending major third), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to C# (descending perfect fourth), C# to C# (ascending unison), C# to D# (ascending whole step), D# to Cb (descending minor third), Cb to C# (ascending half step), C# to G# (descending perfect fourth), G# to D# (descending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to Fb (descending half step), Fb to D# (ascending minor third), D# to Cb (descending minor third). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from Cb to G# by major third.

Scales for Improvisation

F# major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, F# Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing2/2 · 32 bars · Form: A

Chords: G♯m7, C♯7, F♯Maj7, F♯6, Cm7, F7, A♯6/D, C♯dim, Dm7, A♯/D, A♯m7, Adim7, C♯7♭9♯5, F♯, C♯aug/F, C♯m/E, D♯7, C♭9♯11, C♯9, G♯m, D♯m, G♯m6, C♯13, F♭9♯11, D♯9, C♭9.

Scales for Improvisation F# bebop, F# bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of F#