F9 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:F · A · C · D# · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F9 shapes as text

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

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 – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

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.