F#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

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
4 1 1 1 1 2	3 1 1 1 1 2	F# G# C# F# A# E	medium · barre on fret 1
4 3 x 3 x 2	4 2 – 3 – 1	F# A# x G# x E	hard
4 3 4 3 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	F# A# E G# C# x	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 5 4 6	1 3 1 2 1 4	F# C# E A# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 5 7 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x F# A# E G#	medium
6 6 6 8 7 8	1 1 1 3 2 4	G# C# F# C# E A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 7 8	– 4 2 – 1 3	x F# G# x E A#	hard
x 11 8 11 9 8	– 3 1 4 2 1	x F# G# E F# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F# A# E G# x	medium
4 1 1 3 1 2	4 1 1 3 1 2	F# G# C# G# A# E	medium · barre on fret 1
2 3 6 3 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	E A# F# G# x x	hard
4 3 4 3 x x	2 1 3 1 – –	F# A# E G# x x	easy · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 5 x 6	1 3 1 2 – 4	F# C# E A# x G#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 x 6 5 7 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	G# x F# A# E x	hard
8 6 6 8 7 6	3 1 1 4 2 1	A# C# F# C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 11 8 x 7 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	A# F# G# x E 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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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

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.