F#m9 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#m9

Minor 9

Notes:F# · A · C# · E · G#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#m9 chord (Minor 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#m9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F#
♭3	3	A
5	7	C#
♭7	10	E
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#add9 F#maj9 F#5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See F#m9 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#m9 chord?

F#m9 is a Minor 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.