F♯add9
Add 9 · F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – G♯
- F♯R
- A♯3
- C♯5
- G♯9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the F♯add9 chord
The F♯add9 chord (add 9) is made up of 4 notes — F♯ is the root, A♯ the major third, C♯ the perfect fifth and G♯ the ninth. A major triad simply gains a ninth on top — there is no seventh, so it stays bright and clear.
On guitar, F♯add9 chords sit higher up the neck: 214122, around the 1st fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Add-nine chords stack a ninth on a plain triad for a bright, modern shimmer without a seventh.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F♯add9 chord?
- The F♯add9 chord contains the notes F♯, A♯, C♯ and G♯.
- How do you play F♯add9 on guitar?
- A common shape is 214122. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the F♯add9 chord?
- The F♯add9 chord is built from the root (F♯), a major third (A♯), a perfect fifth (C♯) and a ninth (G♯).
- Is F♯add9 the same as G♭add9?
- Yes — F♯ and G♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so F♯add9 and G♭add9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it F♯add9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open F♯add9 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.