F#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m9

Minor 9

Notes:F# · A · C# · E · G#

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Fingerings (16)

F#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 0 2 2 2	– 1 – 2 3 4	x F# A E G# C#	medium
x 2 x 6 3 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x F# x G# A E	hard
x 4 x 4 3 5	– 2 – 3 1 4	x G# x F# A E	hard
0 4 4 4 0 5	– 1 1 1 – 2	A G# C# F# F# E	easy · barre on fret 4
9 9 0 6 0 5	3 4 – 2 – 1	F# C# A G# F# E	hard
9 9 0 6 10 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	F# C# A G# E x	hard
9 9 7 7 7 9	2 3 1 1 1 4	F# C# E A C# G#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 12 11 10 9	1 1 4 3 2 1	F# C# A C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 11 0 10	2 – 3 4 – 1	G# E G# C# F# A	medium
11 12 12 11 12 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	G# E A C# F# x	medium · barre on fret 11
x 2 0 2 2 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x F# A E G# x	easy
x 5 x 4 2 5	– 3 – 2 1 4	x A x F# G# E	hard
x x 7 6 3 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x x E G# A F#	hard
4 4 0 4 0 5	1 2 – 3 – 4	C# G# A F# F# E	medium
9 5 0 6 0 5	4 1 – 3 – 2	F# A A G# F# E	hard
x x 9 6 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x x F# G# E A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#m9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes F#, A, C#, E, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 F#m9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F#
♭3	3	A
5	7	C#
♭7	10	E
9	14	G#

More F# chords

F#F#m F#7 F#°F#+F#9 F#maj7 F#m7 F#7♯5 F#7♭5 F#6 F#m6 F#m7♭5 F#°7 F#sus2 F#sus4 F#add9 F#maj9 F#5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See F#m9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the F#m9 chord?

F#m9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes F#, A, C#, E, 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.