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

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#m9

Minor 9

Notes:F# · A · C# · E · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#m9 shapes as text

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

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.