F#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#9

Dominant 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · E · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 3 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x F# G# E G# A#	easy
x 3 2 3 3 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F# A# E G# x	medium
x 3 x 7 5 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x F# x G# A# E	hard
5 5 5 5 5 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	C# G# C# F# A# E	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 0 8 6	4 2 – – 3 1	F# A# G# C# C# E	hard
10 7 8 7 8 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	F# A# E G# C# A#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 x 8 9 8 10	3 – 1 2 1 4	F# x E A# C# G#	hard · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 9 11 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	F# C# G# A# E A#	medium
10 10 0 0 11 0	1 2 – – 3 –	F# C# G# C# E A#	easy
x 3 2 3 3 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F# A# E G# A#	medium
2 3 2 3 3 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	A# F# A# E G# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 3 6	– 4 – 2 1 3	x A# x F# G# E	hard
0 5 5 5 5 6	– 1 1 1 1 2	G# G# C# F# A# E	easy · barre on fret 5
10 x 0 9 8 6	4 – – 3 2 1	F# x G# A# C# E	hard
10 7 8 7 8 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	F# A# E G# C# x	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 8 9 8 8	– 3 1 2 1 1	G# C# E A# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 8

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.