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

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m9

Minor 9

Notes:F# · A · C# · E · G#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m9 shapes as text

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