Fm7♭9F Minor 7th Flat 9th
A♯Root
C♯tone
Ftone
G♯tone
Btone
Formula 4 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · B
How to play it
Fm7♭9 fingering positions
Open G (gDGBD) · 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).




Read it as tab
Fm7♭9 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.




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How Fm7♭9 sounds
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesA♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)4 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
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