F9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:F · A · C · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 2 1 2 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	F A D# G C D#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 2 3 2 4	3 – 1 2 1 4	F x D# A C G	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 5 4	– – 2 1 4 3	x x F A D# G	medium
4 4 8 6 5 4	1 1 4 3 2 1	F C A C D# G	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 x 5 6	– 4 2 – 1 3	x F G x D# A	hard
x 9 6 9 7 6	– 3 1 4 2 1	x F G D# F A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 8 11 9 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x D# A F G D#	hard
x 9 8 9 9 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F A D# G D#	medium
11 11 11 11 11 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	C G C F A D#	easy · barre on fret 11
4 1 4 1 2 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	F A F G C D#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 2 3 x 4	3 – 1 2 – 4	F x D# A x G	hard
4 7 6 3 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	F D# G A x x	hard
4 x 6 x 5 6	1 – 3 – 2 4	F x G x D# A	hard
6 9 8 x 5 0	2 4 3 – 1 –	G F A x D# D#	hard
x 9 6 9 9 6	– 2 1 3 4 1	x F G D# G A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 9 7 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x G A D# F D#	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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.