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F#9 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–1–0–1

How to play the F#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–1–0–1 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 1 · ring finger

Notation for F#9 chord

Other names: F# dominant 9th, F# 9th, F# 9

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: F# ninth chord

Intervals and tones in F#9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–1–0–1
Open
3–4–4–4
Fret 6
6–8–6–7
Fret 9
9–10–9–11

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys