F#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#9

Dominant 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · E · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#9 shapes as text

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

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.