F#9b5

Barre at fret 1 · strings 5–2

Open

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F#9b5Shape 1 of 4
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F#9b5 chord at a glance

F# 9th flat 5 (F#9b5) 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#9b5 shape 1, Fret 1213114
Shape 1 · Fret 12 1 2 1 1 2
F#9b5 shape 2, Open21311
Shape 2 · Open2 1 2 1 1 0
F#9b5 shape 3, Fret 3312143
Shape 3 · Fret 3x 3 4 3 5 4
F#9b5 shape 4, Fret 8821341
Shape 4 · Fret 8x 9 8 9 9 8