Accessible Page: How to Play a F#9b5 Chord on Guitar – Easy F# Dominant Ninth Flat five Guitar Chord

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Chord Shapes

There are 3 positions for this chord:

Position 1

Fingers Positions

• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the A, G and B strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the low E string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 2 of the high E string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

Position 2

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the D and high E strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the G string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

Position 3

Fingers Positions

• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the low E, D and high E strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the G string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

F# 9b5 Description

Welcome to our tutorial on the F# 9b5 chord. This chord, which belongs to the Dominant Chords family, is a rich and complex sound that can add depth to your guitar playing. The F# 9b5 chord is composed of the notes F#, A#, C, E, and G#. The intervals that build this chord are 1, 3, b5, b7, and 9.

The complete names of the music intervals are: Root (1), Major Third (3), Diminished Fifth (b5), Minor Seventh (b7), and Major Ninth (9). If you're not familiar with these terms, you might want to check out our tutorial about fretboard intervals.

Learning to play the F# 9b5 chord can be a bit challenging, but with our detailed guitar chord tutorial, you'll be able to master it in no time. This tutorial will provide you with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns showing the tones composing the chord.

Understanding the theory behind the construction of this chord can also be very helpful. Our tutorial that teaches how to build chords by stacking intervals can provide you with the necessary knowledge.

The F# 9b5 chord is not a beginner's chord, but rather an intermediate guitar chord. It's often used in jazz music, and you can learn more about how to use it in our tutorial about jazz chord progression.

Finally, if you're experimenting with different chord shapes and you're not sure how to name them, our interactive tool to analyze chord shapes can be very useful. Happy playing!

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