F#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#9

Dominant 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · E · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 1 0 2	2 3 – 1 – 4	F# C# E A# C# G#	medium
2 2 6 4 3 2	1 1 4 3 2 1	F# C# A# C# E G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 4	– 4 2 – 1 3	x F# G# x E A#	hard
x 7 4 7 5 4	– 3 1 4 2 1	x F# G# E F# A#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 5 6 7 7 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	E E A# E G# F#	medium
x 7 6 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F# A# E G# F#	medium
0 9 0 9 9 7	– 2 – 3 4 1	E G# E F# A# C#	medium
9 9 9 9 9 10	1 1 1 1 1 2	C# G# C# F# A# E	easy · barre on fret 9
0 11 12 11 12 12	– 1 2 1 3 4	E A# E G# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 11
2 x 0 1 0 2	2 – – 1 – 3	F# x E A# C# G#	easy
2 x 4 x 3 4	1 – 3 – 2 4	F# x G# x E A#	hard
4 7 6 x 3 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	G# F# A# x E x	hard
x 7 4 7 7 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	x F# G# E G# A#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 0 7 7 0	2 1 – 3 4 –	A# E E E G# F#	medium
x 7 6 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F# A# E G# x	medium
0 9 9 7 9 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	E G# C# E A# F#	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More F# chords

F#F#m F#7 F#°F#+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#m9 F#5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See F#9 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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#9 chord?

F#9 is a Dominant 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.