F♯ added 9th (F♯add9)
F♯Root
A♯Maj 3
C♯Perf 5
G♯9
Modern and open. Major triad with added 9th, no 7th. Popular in pop, rock, and ambient music.
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How to play it
F♯add9
F♯ added 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- F♯, the root
- Root
- F♯
- Strings
- E A G B e · 1st fret
- F♯Root
- A♯M3
- C♯P5
- G♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
F♯+4 fretsA♯+3 fretsC♯+7 fretsG♯
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More F♯ chords
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Chords in the key of F♯
What F♯add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of F♯ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
F♯add9
F♯ added 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- F♯, the root
- Root
- F♯
- Strings
- E A G B e · 1st fret
- F♯Root
- A♯M3
- C♯P5
- G♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More F♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of F♯
What F♯add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of F♯ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root