F#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#9

Dominant 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · E · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 4 1 1 0	2 1 3 1 1 –	F# A# G# A# C# E	medium · barre on fret 1
2 x 4 x 4 6	1 – 2 – 3 4	F# x G# x E A#	hard
0 4 4 4 6 6	– 1 1 1 2 3	E C# G# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 7 8 6	– 4 1 2 3 1	x F# A# E G# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 12 11 10 9	– 1 4 3 2 1	x F# E G# A# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
2 1 4 4 1 0	2 1 3 4 1 –	F# A# G# C# C# E	medium · barre on fret 1
2 x 6 x 4 4	1 – 4 – 2 3	F# x A# x E G#	hard
0 4 6 4 6 4	– 1 2 1 3 1	E C# A# C# F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 7 8 0	– 4 1 2 3 –	x F# A# E G# E	medium
x 9 9 11 10 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x F# C# G# A# E	medium
2 1 4 1 4 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	F# A# G# A# E E	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 2 x 4 6	2 – 1 – 3 4	G# x F# x E A#	hard
4 4 6 4 6 0	1 1 2 1 3 –	G# C# A# C# F# E	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 8 0	– 3 1 4 2 –	x F# A# F# G# E	medium
x 9 12 11 10 0	– 1 4 3 2 –	x F# E G# A# E	medium
2 1 4 1 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	F# A# G# A# E x	medium · barre on fret 1

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

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.