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F9 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play F Ninth (Charts)

F9 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as f9 chord, f9 guitar chord and how to play F9.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

F9 chord diagram, Open positionF9 Open position: low E fret 1, A open, D fret 1, G open, B fret 1, high e fret 1.12341 0 1 0 1 1
Open position
1 0 1 0 1 1
F9 chord diagram, Barre (1st fret, E-string root)F9 Barre (1st fret, E-string root): low E fret 1, A fret 3, D fret 1, G fret 2, B fret 1, high e fret 3.13241 3 1 2 1 3
Barre (1st fret, E-string root)
1 3 1 2 1 3
F9 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionF9 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D fret 3, G fret 2, B fret 4, high e fret 3.××2143x x 3 2 4 3
Easy 4-string version
x x 3 2 4 3

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play F9 (F ninth) on guitar, play 1 0 1 0 1 1 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains F, A, C, Eb, G. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 3 2 4 3, which needs 4 fretted notes.

F9 chord facts

Chord F9 (F ninth)
Other names Fdom9
Notes F, A, C, Eb, G
Intervals F (root), A (major 3rd), C (perfect 5th), Eb (minor 7th), G (major 9th)
Formula 1-3-5-b7-9
Difficulty Intermediate (barre or stretch)
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play F9 on guitar?

The main shape is 1 0 1 0 1 1 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the low E string at fret 1 (F, the root).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the D string at fret 1 (Eb, the minor 7th).
  4. Put your ring finger (3) on the B string at fret 1 (C, the perfect 5th).
  5. Put your pinky (4) on the high e string at fret 1 (F, the root).