Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

F♯9F♯ Dominant 9th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
A♯tone
Dtone

Formula ♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6  ·  Notes C · E · G · A♯ · D

How to play it

F♯9 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — Open (x 4 1 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — Open (x 4 3 2 2 1) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 3 5 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 8 x 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 8 9 9 11 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 11 x 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 11 9 9 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 8 9 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F♯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.

F♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — Open (x 4 1 2 2 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — Open (x 4 3 2 2 1) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 3 5 6 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 8 x 9 11 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 8 9 9 11 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 11 x 9 8 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 11 9 9 8 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Dominant 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 8 9 9 11 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How F♯9 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
funkysmoothconfident
Genres
funkbluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · ♭7 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6
Same notes asF♯7(add9)
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F♯9 in other tunings:

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