F9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:F · A · C · D# · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, D#, 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 F9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

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

See F9 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-E-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 F9 chord?

F9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, D#, 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.