F#9 Guitar Chord

A full, rich sound. A staple chord of funk and R&B music. Automatically includes the seventh — if you don't want it, use add9. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted.

Guitar

Strings 2–4–2–3–2–4

How to play the F#9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–4–2–3–2–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 2 · index finger

5th string (A) Fret 4 · ring finger

4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger

3rd string (G) Fret 3 · middle finger

2nd string (B) Fret 2 · index finger

1st string (high E) Fret 4 · pinky