F♯9 chord on piano
F# dominant 9th: F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯. It sounds the funk and soul workhorse: a dominant 7th wearing colour.
NotesF♯ A♯ C♯ E G♯
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + minor 7th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: F♯ — finger 1 · A♯ — finger 2 · C♯ — finger 3 · E — finger 4 · G♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootF♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E – G♯
- 1stA♯ – C♯ – E – G♯ – F♯
- 2ndC♯ – E – G♯ – F♯ – A♯
- 3rdE – G♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯
- 4rdG♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E