F♯m9
Minor 9 · F♯ – A – C♯ – E – G♯
- F♯R
- Am3
- C♯5
- E♭7
- G♯9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the F♯m9 chord
The F♯m9 chord (minor 9) is made up of 5 notes — F♯ is the root, A the minor third, C♯ the perfect fifth, E the minor seventh and G♯ the ninth. It extends a minor seventh chord with a ninth, deepening the smooth minor color.
On guitar, F♯m9 chords are most often played in open position: 202120. Let the open A and high E strings ring out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor-ninth chords are deep and velvety, widely used in R&B, soul and jazz.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F♯m9 chord?
- The F♯m9 chord contains the notes F♯, A, C♯, E and G♯.
- How do you play F♯m9 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is 202120. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the F♯m9 chord?
- The F♯m9 chord is built from the root (F♯), a minor third (A), a perfect fifth (C♯), a minor seventh (E) and a ninth (G♯).
- Is F♯m9 the same as G♭m9?
- Yes — F♯ and G♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so F♯m9 and G♭m9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it F♯m9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open F♯m9 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.