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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m9

Minor 9

Notes:F# · A · C# · E · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 0 0 2	1 2 – – – 3	F# C# E A C# G#	easy
2 2 5 4 3 2	1 1 4 3 2 1	F# C# A C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 7 7 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F# x E G# A	hard
4 5 4 0 0 0	1 2 1 – – –	G# E G# A C# F#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F# A E G# F#	medium
x 7 9 0 7 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x F# C# A G# E	medium
0 9 9 9 8 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	E G# C# F# A F#	medium
0 9 9 0 0 0	– 1 2 – – –	E G# C# A C# F#	easy
0 10 0 11 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	E A E G# C# F#	medium
2 2 0 0 3 2	1 2 – – 4 3	F# C# E A E G#	medium
5 2 2 4 3 2	4 1 1 3 2 1	A C# F# C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 3	– 4 3 – 1 2	x F# G# x E A	hard
4 5 5 4 0 0	1 2 3 1 – –	G# E A C# C# F#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F# A E G# x	medium
0 7 0 0 7 7	– 1 – – 2 3	E F# E A G# C#	easy
9 9 0 9 8 0	2 3 – 4 1 –	C# G# E F# A F#	medium

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 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#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 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#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.