Guitar chord · Ninths
F♯ dominant 9th chord on guitar
242324 · Barre · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play F♯9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A dominant 7th with an added 9th — funky and full.
- Notes
- F♯A♯C♯EG♯
- 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 · Barre · 2nd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 2nd fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 2nd fret, held by the barre F♯
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, ring finger (3) C♯
- 4th string (D): 2nd fret, held by the barre E
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) A♯
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, held by the barre C♯
- 1st string (high E): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) G♯
Tablature
e|--4---| B|--2---| G|--3---| D|--2---| A|--4---| E|--2---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every F♯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 F♯9 on guitar
On guitar, F♯9 is most often played as a barre chord across the 2nd fret (242324).
