F-sharp minor

F-sharp minor is a minor scale based on F-sharp, consisting of the pitches F-sharp, G-sharp, A, B, C-sharp, D, E-sharp and F-sharp (harmonic minor scale). Its key signature consists of three sharps.

Its relative major is A major, and its parallel major is F-sharp major.

Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary.

Not many Symphonies are written in this key (Joseph Haydn's Farewell Symphony being one famous example), and there are a few seldom performed premiere concerti written in this key, such as Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor and Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor.