Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

FM9♯5F Major 9th Sharp 5th

A♯Root
Dtone
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone

Formula 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · A · C

How to play it

FM9♯5 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1, 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 Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 11th position (14 12 11 13 11) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
F Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (14 14 15 16 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

FM9♯5 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 Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 11th position (14 12 11 13 11) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
F Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (14 14 15 16 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Sound

How FM9♯5 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5
Same notes asF+M9F+M7(add9)
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More ways to play F Major 9th Sharp 5th

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FM9♯5 in other tunings:

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