Guitar chord · Ninths
F dominant 7th sharp 9 chord on guitar
131214 · Barre · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play F7♯9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
The “Hendrix chord” — gritty, with major and minor 3rds clashing.
- Notes
- FACE♭G♯
- Formula
- 135♭7♯9
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · augmented 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 1st fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) C
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, held by the barre E♭
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) A
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, held by the barre C
- 1st string (high E): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) G♯
Tablature
e|--4---| B|--1---| G|--2---| D|--1---| A|--3---| E|--1---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every F7♯9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing F7♯9 on guitar
On guitar, F7♯9 is most often played as a barre chord across the 1st fret (131214).
