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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m9

Minor 9

Notes:F# · A · C# · E · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 5 0 3	– – 1 3 – 2	x F# C# A G# E	medium
x 2 5 5 x 5	– 1 2 3 – 4	x G# E A x F#	hard
7 3 5 4 x x	4 1 3 2 – –	F# A E G# x x	hard
7 0 5 4 0 8	3 – 2 1 – 4	F# F# E G# G# A	hard
7 7 5 5 5 7	2 3 1 1 1 4	F# C# E A C# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 7 0 0 8	1 1 1 – – 2	F# C# F# E G# A	easy · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 8 8	– – 3 4 1 2	x F# G# C# E A	medium
9 0 10 0 10 0	1 – 2 – 3 –	G# F# A E F# C#	easy
10 0 10 0 0 0	1 – 2 – – –	A F# A E G# C#	easy
x 0 2 4 1 3	– – 2 4 1 3	x F# C# G# A E	medium
5 2 x 5 x 5	2 1 – 3 – 4	E G# x A x F#	hard
x 3 7 4 5 3	– 1 4 2 3 1	x A F# G# C# E	hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 5 4 5 8	– – 2 1 3 4	x F# E G# C# A	hard
7 0 5 5 5 7	2 – 1 1 1 3	F# F# E A C# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 10 9 8 7	1 1 4 3 2 1	F# C# A C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 0 8 8	3 – 4 – 1 2	G# F# G# E E A	medium

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 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 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 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 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.