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

F♯m7♭9F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th

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

How to play it

F♯m7♭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♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 4 0 2 2 2) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 4 2 2 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 4th position (x 4 0 5 7 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 4th position (x 4 6 5 7 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 9 10 x 12) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 12 10 x 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 x 12 14 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 x 14 14 14 12) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F♯m7♭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♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 4 0 2 2 2) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 4 2 2 2 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 4th position (x 4 0 5 7 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 4th position (x 4 6 5 7 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 9 10 x 12) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 12 10 x 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 x 12 14 14 14) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
F♯ Minor 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 x 14 14 14 12) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How F♯m7♭9 sounds

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Moods & genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G · A♯ · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5
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