F#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A 2

in Open A 2 (E-A-E-A-C#-E) tuning · Also known as Slide A

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m9

Minor 9

Notes:F# · A · C# · E · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 0 0 0 0 4	1 – – – – 2	F# A E A C# G#	medium
2 x 4 x 3 5	1 – 3 – 2 4	F# x G# x E A	hard
0 0 0 4 5 4	– – – 1 2 1	E A E C# F# G#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 9 5 7 7 5	– 4 1 2 3 1	x F# A E G# A	hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 9 0 7 0	– 2 3 – 1 –	x F# C# A G# E	medium
x 9 9 11 8 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x F# C# G# A E	medium
2 0 0 4 0 4	1 – – 2 – 3	F# A E C# C# G#	medium
2 x 5 x 3 4	1 – 4 – 2 3	F# x A x E G#	hard
0 0 4 4 5 4	– – 1 1 2 1	E A G# C# F# G#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 9 5 7 7 0	– 4 1 2 3 –	x F# A E G# E	hard
x 9 x 0 7 0	– 2 – – 1 –	x F# x A G# E	hard
x 9 12 11 8 0	– 2 4 3 1 –	x F# E G# A E	hard
2 0 4 0 0 0	1 – 2 – – –	F# A G# A C# E	medium
4 x 2 x 3 5	3 – 1 – 2 4	G# x F# x E A	hard
0 0 5 4 5 4	– – 2 1 3 1	E A A C# F# G#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 9 5 9 7 0	– 3 1 4 2 –	x F# A F# G# E	hard

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 – Open A 2 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 Open A 2 E-A-E-A-C#-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.