Chords
F# m9#5
F# · A · D · E · G#
F# m9#5 (F#m9#5) is a minor chord of 5 notes: F# · A · D · E · G#.
F# m9#5
F# · A · D · E · G#
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Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | F#3 · A3 · D4 · E4 · G#4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | E3 · F#3 · A3 · D4 · G#4 | |
| Shell | F#3 · A3 · E4 | |
| Rootless | A3 · D4 · E4 · G#4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
F# m9#5 (F#m9#5) contains the notes F# · A · D · E · G#, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of F# m9#5 puts a chord tone other than F# in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales F# m9#5 belongs to.
In which keys
F# m9#5 is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
F# m9#5 fits inside these scales, each built on F#.
- F# MinorF# · G# · A · B · C# · D · E
- F# Locrian #2F# · G# · A · B · C · D · E
- F# Minor BebopF# · G# · A · B · C# · D · E · E#
- F# Messiaen's Mode #3F# · G# · A · A# · B# · C# · D · E · E#
Understanding the F# m9#5 chord
Names and symbols
F#m9#5 is the chord symbol for F# m9#5.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F# m9#5 chord?
- The F# m9#5 chord contains the notes F# · A · D · E · G#: the root F# with the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m, 9M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally F#, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the F# m9#5 chord?
- Measured from F#, the F# m9#5 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m, 9M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the F# m9#5 chord?
- On guitar the most common F# m9#5 shape is 200130, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play F#3 · A3 · D4 · E4 · G#4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.