F♯ Minor 9th
F♯m9
Notes
F♯ · A · C♯ · E · G♯
Intervals
- RootF♯ (1P)
- Minor 3rdA (3m)
- Perfect 5thC♯ (5P)
- Minor 7thE (7m)
- Major 9thG♯ (9M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Rootless voicings (A / B form) (4)
About
The F♯m9 minor ninth (F♯–A–C♯–E–G♯) extends a minor 7 with a ninth. The G♯ sits above the E and adds an expressive, singing quality. The essential tones are the A (minor identity), E (seventh extension), and G♯ (defining color); the 5th can be dropped to keep voicings clear. m9 chords appear frequently in jazz, neo-soul, and ambient styles as tonic or pre-dominant harmony — for example as ii in a major ii–V–I (F♯m9 → B9 → EMaj9). Compared to F♯m7, the added 9th gives more emotional dimension without increasing tension.
Chord diagrams
F# Minor 9th voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- F♯ Dorian (I)
- F♯ Natural Minor (I)
- A Lydian (VI)
- A Major (VI)
- A♭ Locrian (VII)
- A♭ Phrygian (VII)
- B Dorian (V)
- B Mixolydian (V)
- D Lydian (III)
- D♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- D♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- D♭ Phrygian (IV)
- E Major (II)
- E Mixolydian (II)
- E♭ Locrian (III)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.