Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

F♯m9F♯ Minor 9th

CRoot
D♯tone
Gtone
A♯tone
Dtone

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

How to play it

F♯m9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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 2
F♯ Minor 9th guitar chord — 13th position (14 13 14 16 13) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Minor 9th guitar chord — 14th position (14 17 17 17 17) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

F♯m9 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 2
F♯ Minor 9th guitar tab — 13th position (14 13 14 16 13) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
F♯ Minor 9th guitar tab — 14th position (14 17 17 17 17) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How F♯m9 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
wistfullushintrospective
Genres
jazzr&bneo-soul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6
Same notes asF♯m7(add9)
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More ways to play F♯ Minor 9th

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F♯m9 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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