F♯ minor 9th (F♯m9)
F♯Root
Amin 3
C♯Perf 5
Emin 7
G♯9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
F♯m9
F♯ minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- F♯, the root
- Root
- F♯
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- F♯Root
- Am3
- C♯P5
- Em7
- G♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a minor 9th chord sounds the way it does
F♯+3 fretsA+4 fretsC♯+3 fretsE+4 fretsG♯
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
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How to play it
F♯m9
F♯ minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- F♯, the root
- Root
- F♯
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- F♯Root
- Am3
- C♯P5
- Em7
- G♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04