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F#alt Guitar Chord

A dominant chord with maximum tension — the specific tones (b5, #5, b9, #9) are chosen by the player based on context. An advanced jazz chord where the listed intervals represent one common voicing.

Guitar

Strings X–X–4–3–1–2

How to play the F#alt chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–4–3–1–2 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) Muted
5th string (A) Muted
4th string (D) Fret 4 · pinky
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · middle finger

Other names for the F#alt chord

Other names: F# altered

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: F# altered chord

Notes and intervals in the F#alt chord

Note Interval
F# Root
A# Major 3rd
C Diminished 5th
E Minor 7th
A Augmented 9th

All variations

Open
X–X–4–3–1–2
Open
2–3–4–3–X–2
Fret 4
X–X–4–5–7–6
Fret 9
X–9–10–11–11–9

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys