F9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:F · A · C · D# · G

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 2	1 1 1 1 1 2	C G C F A D#	easy · barre on fret 1
6 3 x 3 x 2	4 2 – 3 – 1	F A x G x D#	hard
6 3 4 3 4 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	F A D# G C x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 4 5 4 6	3 – 1 2 1 4	F x D# A C G	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 6 5 7 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x F A D# G	medium
6 6 10 8 7 6	1 1 4 3 2 1	F C A C D# G	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 7 8	– 4 2 – 1 3	x F G x D# A	hard
x 11 8 11 9 8	– 3 1 4 2 1	x F G D# F A	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F A D# G x	medium
x 1 1 1 1 2	– 1 1 1 1 2	x G C F A D#	easy · barre on fret 1
x 3 6 3 x 2	– 2 4 3 – 1	x A F G x D#	hard
6 3 4 3 x x	3 1 2 1 – –	F A D# G x x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 4 5 x 6	3 – 1 2 – 4	F x D# A x G	hard
6 9 8 5 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	F D# G A x x	hard
6 x 8 x 7 8	1 – 3 – 2 4	F x G x D# A	hard
8 11 10 x 7 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	G F A x D# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
3	4	A
5	7	C
♭7	10	D#
9	14	G

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See F9 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 B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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 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.