F#m9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (F Sharp Minor Ninth)

How to play F#m9

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

Ab3 · minor third

C#5 · perfect fifth

Eb7 · minor seventh

G#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

F#root

Ab3 · minor third

C#5 · perfect fifth

Eb7 · minor seventh

G#9 · ninth

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple. The formula is 1 b3 5 b7 9.

F#m9 on guitar F#m9 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#maj9major ninth

minor ninth chords in every key

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

Questions

What notes are in the F#m9 chord?

F#m9 (F sharp minor ninth) is made of five notes: F# (root), A (minor third), C# (perfect fifth), E (minor seventh) and G# (ninth).

How do you play F#m9 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 minor ninth chord sound like?

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple.