Standard
F♯ half-diminished ninth · Frets 2–5
F♯m9♭5 guitar chord
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How to play F♯m9♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low E to the G at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 4th fret.
From the low E string 2 3 2 2 5 4 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier F♯m9♭5
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the G to the B at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the low E string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 2nd fret. Let the A and high E strings ring open.
2 0 2 1 1 0
F♯m9♭5, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 6 strings
What notes are in F♯m9♭5?
F♯m9♭5, F♯ half-diminished ninth, is F♯, A, C, E and G♯: the root (F♯), the minor third (A), the diminished fifth (C), the minor seventh (E) and the ninth (G♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 9.
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F♯m9♭5 on other instruments
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