F sharp minor six nine (F#m6(9)) chord on guitar
- Notes
- F♯AC♯D♯G♯
- Formula
- 1♭3569
How to play F#m6(9) on guitar
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Shape 1 · 1st position · barre
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Shape 2 · fret 2
no 5th (C♯)
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Shape 3 · fret 7 · barre
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Shape 4 · 1st position · barre
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Shape 5 · fret 2 · barre
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Shape 6 · fret 7
no 5th (C♯)
Some shapes leave out: 5th (C♯). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.
Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (F sharp). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.
F#m6(9) inversions on guitar
The same F#m6(9) with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.
3rd (A) in the bass1st inversion · F#m6(9)/A
3rd (A) in the bass1st inversion · F#m6(9)/A
5th (C♯) in the bass2nd inversion · F#m6(9)/C#
5th (C♯) in the bass2nd inversion · F#m6(9)/C#
Jazz voicings
About the minor six nine chord
A minor chord with a major sixth and a ninth: minor with a Dorian colour, dark but sophisticated. In jazz and bossa nova it works as the resting chord of a minor key, in place of m6 or m7.
Notes and intervals of F#m6(9)
F#m6(9) (F sharp minor six nine) is built from 5 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:
- F♯ · 1 · root
- A · ♭3 · minor third
- C♯ · 5 · perfect fifth
- D♯ · 6 · major sixth
- G♯ · 9 · ninth
Other F sharp chords
- F#
- F#m
- F#7
- F#7M
- F#m7
- F#m7(b5)
- F#°
- F#°7
- F#+
- F#sus2
- F#sus4
- F#7sus4
- F#5
- F#add9
- F#6
- F#m6
- F#9
- F#m(add9)
- F#m9
- F#7M(9)
- F#m(7M)
- F#7M(#5)
- F#7(b9)
- F#6(9)
- F#m6(9)
- F#11
- F#m11
- F#13
- F#m13
- F#7(#9)
- F#7(#11)
- F#7(b13)
- F#7(#5)
- F#7M(#11)
- F#9sus4
Minor six nine: other roots
Frequently asked questions
How do you play the F#m6(9) chord on guitar?
F#m6(9) (F sharp minor six nine) has 6 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.
What notes are in F#m6(9)?
The notes of F#m6(9) are F♯, A, C♯, D♯, G♯. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · 9: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth, ninth.
What does F#m6(9) mean?
F#m6(9) is the chord symbol for F sharp minor six nine. A minor chord with a major sixth and a ninth: minor with a Dorian colour, dark but sophisticated. In jazz and bossa nova it works as the resting chord of a minor key, in place of m6 or m7.