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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m9

Minor 9

Notes:F# · A · C# · E · G#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m9 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.