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F#madd9 Guitar Chord

A minor chord with an added ninth but no seventh. An emotive, "cinematic" sound. Found in progressive rock, soundtracks and modern pop.

Guitar

Strings X–X–4–2–2–4

How to play the F#madd9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–4–2–2–4 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 4 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for F#madd9 chord

Other names: F# minor added 9th

Music theory name: minor added ninth chord

Common name: F# minor add9 chord

Intervals and tones in F#madd9 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
A Minor 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
Ab Major 9th

All Variations

Open
X–X–4–2–2–4
Open
2–4–4–2–2–4
Fret 6
X–9–7–6–9–X
Fret 7
X–9–7–X–9–9

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using F#madd9

Slepic pírka
Mig 21
Testament
Traktor
Faded
Sofian Medjmedj
Slunce
Michal Hrůza