Guitar chords · Minor add 9
F♯m(add9) chord on guitar (F#m(add9))
F♯m(add9) (F♯ minor add 9) has four notes: F♯, A, C♯ and G♯, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, 5 and 9.
Shapes
How to play F♯m(add9)
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
F♯m(add9) has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 2
A shape · fret 9
Notes and formula
What makes F♯m(add9) minor add 9
A minor add9 chord is a minor chord with the 9th added and no 7th. The 9th sits a Two half steps, or two frets on the guitar, such as C to D. above the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., giving the minor chord a wistful, ringing colour heard in ballads and film music.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The ♭3rd and the 9th make F♯m(add9) a minor add 9 chord; you can leave out the 5th.
- F♯Rroot
- A♭3essential
- C♯5optional
- G♯9essential
- F♯, the root
- Other chord tones
F♯m(add9) and G♭m(add9) are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with F♯m(add9)
F♯m(add9) belongs to four keys: A major (vi(add9)), E major (ii(add9)), F♯ minor (i(add9)) and C♯ minor (iv(add9)).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
F♯m(add9) over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps F♯m(add9) on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- F♯m(add9)/A
F♯m(add9) with its ♭3rd, A, in the bass.
- F♯m(add9)/C♯
F♯m(add9) with its 5th, C♯, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on F♯ / G♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- F♯ major
- F♯m minor
- F♯7 dominant 7th
- F♯maj7 major 7th
- F♯m7 minor 7th
- F♯sus2 suspended 2nd
- F♯sus4 suspended 4th
- F♯6 major 6th
- F♯m6 minor 6th
- F♯add9 add 9
- F♯9 dominant 9th
- F♯maj9 major 9th
- F♯m9 minor 9th
- F♯13 dominant 13th
- F♯maj13 major 13th
- F♯m11 minor 11th
- F♯° diminished
- F♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- F♯°7 diminished 7th
- G♭+ augmented
- F♯5 power chord
- F♯7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- F♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- F♯6/9 six-nine
- F♯7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
F♯m(add9), in short
- What notes are in the F♯m(add9) chord?
- F♯m(add9) (F♯ minor add 9) has four notes: F♯, A, C♯ and G♯, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, 5 and 9.
- How do you play F♯m(add9) on guitar?
- F♯m(add9) has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9.
- What key is F♯m(add9) in?
- F♯m(add9) belongs to four keys: A major (vi(add9)), E major (ii(add9)), F♯ minor (i(add9)) and C♯ minor (iv(add9)).
- Is F♯m(add9) the same as G♭m(add9)?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. F♯m(add9) is the spelling in A major, E major, F♯ minor and C♯ minor. No key on the circle spells it G♭m(add9), so you will rarely see that name.