Guitar · Ninth chord

F#9F# Ninth

Key: B Major
Medium
Open chord

F#9 is the F# ninth chord on guitar, made of the notes F# · A# · C# · E · G#.

Position 1 of 3Main

Notes

F#
A#
C#
E
G#

Structure

1
3
5
♭7
9

Sound: Dominant ninth; Rich, funk and jazz
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of B Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	B	Tonic
ii	C#m	Subdominant
iii	D#m	Tonic relative
IV	E	Subdominant
V	F#	Dominant
vi	G#m	Tonic relative
vii°	A#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 3.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 6.
3Place your ring finger on fret 2 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 2 of string 2.
5Let string 1 ring open.
6Strum all the strings.