F9 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

○○21FAD#G
F9
Dominant 9
Notes:F · A · C · D# · G
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACGD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 0 1 02 – 1 –F A D# Gmedium
3 6 5 22 4 3 1F D# G Ahard
5 8 7 81 3 2 4G F A D#medium
3 6 7 01 2 3 –F D# A Ghard
5 6 3 23 4 2 1G D# F Ahard
7 8 5 82 3 1 4A F G D#medium
1 0 3 01 – 2 –D# A F Gmedium
7 6 3 03 2 1 –A D# F Ghard

The F9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop D generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the F9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
34A
57C
♭710D#
914G

More F chords

Other roots

See F9 in another tuning

What notes make up the F9 chord?

F9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, D#, G.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.