Fm9
Minor 9 · F – A♭ – C – E♭ – G
- FR
- A♭m3
- C5
- E♭♭7
- G9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the Fm9 chord
The Fm9 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, Fm9 chords sit higher up the neck: 131113, around the 1st fret. All six strings sound. 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 Fm9 chord?
- The Fm9 chord contains the notes F, A♭, C, E♭ and G.
- How do you play Fm9 on guitar?
- A common shape is 131113. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the Fm9 chord?
- The Fm9 chord is built from the root (F), a minor third (A♭), a perfect fifth (C), a minor seventh (E♭) and a ninth (G).
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open Fm9 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.