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F#7b9 Guitar Chord

A dramatic, tense sound. Common in jazz and flamenco. The flat ninth creates a strong chromatic pull toward resolution. On guitar, the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Guitar

Strings 2–1–2–0–2–0

How to play the F#7b9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–1–2–0–2–0 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 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · little finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for F#7b9 chord

Other names: F# 7th flat 9

Music theory name: seventh flat nine chord

Common name: F# 7b9 chord

Intervals and tones in F#7b9 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
B Major 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
E Minor 7th
G Minor 9th

All Variations

Open
2–1–2–0–2–0
Fret 3
X–X–4–3–5–3
Fret 8
X–9–8–9–8–9
Fret 12
14–13–14–12–X–X

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys