Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

F9F Dominant 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯ · C

How to play it

F9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F Dominant 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 5 4 5 7) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Dominant 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 5 4 7 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Dominant 9th guitar chord — 16th position (17 17 16 17 19) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Dominant 9th guitar chord — 16th position (17 17 16 19 17) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

F9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F Dominant 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 5 4 5 7) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Dominant 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 5 4 7 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Dominant 9th guitar tab — 16th position (17 17 16 17 19) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
F Dominant 9th guitar tab — 16th position (17 17 16 19 17) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How F9 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
funkysmoothconfident
Genres
funkbluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5
Same notes asF7(add9)
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