F#7b9

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F#7b9 chord at a glance

F# 7th flat 9 (F#7b9) is built from the notes F# – G – A# – C# – E. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

F#7b9 shape 1, Open2134
Shape 1 · Open2 1 2 0 2 0
F#7b9 shape 2, Fret 332131
Shape 2 · Fret 3x x 4 3 5 3
F#7b9 shape 3, Fret 8821314
Shape 3 · Fret 8x 9 8 9 8 9
F#7b9 shape 4, Fret 12123241
Shape 4 · Fret 1214 13 14 12 x x