F#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#9

Dominant 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · E · G#

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 3 4 1 5 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	C# A# F# G# E x	hard · barre on fret 1
6 x 2 3 2 6	3 – 1 2 1 4	F# x E A# C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
6 3 6 3 5 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	F# A# G# A# E x	medium · barre on fret 3
4 x 6 x 7 8	1 – 2 – 3 4	E x G# x F# A#	hard
6 x 6 x 5 8	2 – 3 – 1 4	F# x G# x E A#	hard
6 6 6 9 7 8	1 1 1 4 2 3	F# C# G# E F# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 x 8 9 7 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	G# x A# E F# x	hard
x 11 8 9 9 8	– 4 1 2 3 1	x F# A# E G# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 9 11 11 9 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	A# E C# F# G# x	medium · barre on fret 9
4 1 4 3 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	E G# F# A# x x	medium
6 x 2 3 x 6	3 – 1 2 – 4	F# x E A# x G#	hard
x x 4 3 5 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x x F# A# E G#	medium
4 x 8 x 7 6	1 – 4 – 3 2	E x A# x F# G#	hard
6 x 8 x 5 6	2 – 4 – 1 3	F# x A# x E G#	hard
6 6 6 9 9 8	1 1 1 3 4 2	F# C# G# E G# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 9 8 x 7 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	G# E A# x F# x	hard

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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D 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.