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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

F#add9

Add 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#add9 shapes as text

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

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 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#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 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#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.