F#9b5 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (F Sharp Dominant Ninth Flat Five)

How to play F#9b5

Find F# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add A#, C, E and G# above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

F#root

A#3 · major third

Cb5 · diminished fifth

Eb7 · minor seventh

G#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

F#root

A#3 · major third

Cb5 · diminished fifth

Eb7 · minor seventh

G#9 · ninth

The 9b5 is a dominant ninth with a lowered fifth, a jazz chord with a lot of tension. The formula is 1 3 b5 b7 9.

F#9b5 on guitar F#9b5 on ukulele

More F# chords

All F# piano chords

F#major F#mminor F#7dominant seventh F#m7minor seventh F#maj7major seventh F#sus4suspended fourth F#sus2suspended second F#dimdiminished F#augaugmented F#6major sixth F#9dominant ninth F#add9added ninth F#m7b5half-diminished F#dim7diminished seventh F#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth F#5power chord F#m6minor sixth F#m9minor ninth

dominant ninth flat five chords in every key

C9b5 C#9b5 D9b5 D#9b5 E9b5 F9b5 F#9b5 G9b5 G#9b5 A9b5 A#9b5 B9b5

Questions

What notes are in the F#9b5 chord?

F#9b5 (F sharp dominant ninth flat five) is made of five notes: F# (root), A# (major third), C (diminished fifth), E (minor seventh) and G# (ninth).

How do you play F#9b5 on piano?

Play F#, A#, C, E and G# together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a dominant ninth flat five chord sound like?

The 9b5 is a dominant ninth with a lowered fifth, a jazz chord with a lot of tension.