Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

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 C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3, 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 — 4th position (x 7 4 6 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

F Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (x 7 6 6 4 6) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

F Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (x 19 16 18 18 18) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

F Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (x 19 18 18 16 18) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

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 — 4th position (x 7 4 6 6 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

F Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (x 7 6 6 4 6) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

F Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (x 19 16 18 18 18) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

F Major 9th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (x 19 18 18 16 18) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE) · Capo 3

Sound

How FM9♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

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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+M9 F+M7(add9)

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