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

Fm9F Minor 9th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Ftone

G♯tone

Ctone

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

How to play it

Fm9 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 Minor 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

F Minor 9th guitar chord — 13th position (14 13 14 16 13) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

F Minor 9th guitar chord — 14th position (14 17 17 17 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

Fm9 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 Minor 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 5 5 5) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

F Minor 9th guitar tab — 13th position (14 13 14 16 13) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

F Minor 9th guitar tab — 14th position (14 17 17 17 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

Sound

How Fm9 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

wistfullushintrospective

Genres

jazzr&bneo-soul

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5

Same notes asFm7(add9)

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