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F♯9 (also written G♭9) is a dominant ninth chord made of 5 notes: F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯. It sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour, and you hear it in funk, soul and blues, where it often replaces a plain 7th chord. It is the V chord of B major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on F♯9 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| C♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| E | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
| G♯ | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♭9 is G♭, B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭: the same sounds under different names.
x98999212120xx4354(14)(13)(14)(13)xx(14)(11)(11)(11)(11)(12)x96976The fret 8 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 13th fret ((14)(13)(14)(13)xx): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F♯9 belongs to 3 keys: V in B major, VII in G♯ minor, V7 in B minor. In B major, try I–V–vi–IV: B – F♯9 – G♯m – E.
F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh, ninth.
Fret 8: x98999 (low string first), rated Easy.
F♯9 has G♯. F♯9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour; F♯7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 3 fingers.