F#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#add9

Add 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · G#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#add9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes F#, A#, C#, 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#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F#
3	4	A#
5	7	C#
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#maj9 F#m9 F#5

Other roots

Cadd9 C#add9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See F#add9 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#add9 chord?

F#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes F#, A#, C#, 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.