Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

Fø7(add9)F Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th

A♯Root
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Ctone

Formula 4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 5  ·  Notes A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C

How to play it

Fø7(add9) fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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 Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 5 6 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 14th position (15 14 14 17 14) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar chord — 15th position (15 17 18 18 18) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

Fø7(add9) 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 Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 5 6 6 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 14th position (15 14 14 17 14) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
F Half-Diminished 7th Added 9th guitar tab — 15th position (15 17 18 18 18) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How Fø7(add9) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fragiletensebittersweet
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · 5
Same notes asFø9Fm9♭5
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