F♯add9 chord on piano
F# added 9th: F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · G♯. It sounds shimmer on top of a plain major: the film-score and ballad favourite.
NotesF♯ A♯ C♯ G♯
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 9th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: F♯ — finger 1 · A♯ — finger 2 · C♯ — finger 3 · 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♯ – G♯
- 1stA♯ – C♯ – G♯ – F♯
- 2ndC♯ – G♯ – F♯ – A♯
- 3rdG♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯