Guitar chord · Ninths
F dominant 9th chord on guitar
1010xx · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play F9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A dominant 7th with an added 9th — funky and full.
- Notes
- FACE♭G
- Formula
- 135♭79
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 1st fret, index finger (1) F
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, middle finger (2) E♭
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): don’t play — mute it
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--x---| G|--0---| D|--1---| A|--0---| E|--1---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every F9 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 F9 on guitar
On guitar, F9 is one of the friendlier shapes: 1010xx needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the B and high E strings.
