Fmadd9

Fmadd9 is F, Ab, C and G, a minor add nine. The shape this page opens on is written 133113, lowest string first.

Also written Fm(add9), Fmin(add9) or F-add9. The same chord either way; which spelling you meet depends on who wrote the chart.

There are 11 common shapes for Fmadd9 on the guitar, and 23 derived voicings in 2 families.

In which keys. Every note of Fmadd9 belongs to C minor (the iv), Eb major (the ii), F minor (the i) and Ab major (the vi).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: 133113, xx3113, xx6563, x86068, x8658x, x86x88, x-8-10-0-9-8, x-11-10-10-8-x, 13-11-x-12-13-x, 13-15-15-13-13-15, x-x-15-13-13-15.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. Fmadd9 has xx3113, 3331xx, xx5564, x-10-10-10-9-x, x-x-15-13-13-15, 15-15-15-13-x-x, 4855xx, x8658x.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. Fmadd9 has 3x311x, x8x584, 4x556x, 8-x-6-10-8-x, x-10-x-10-9-8, 13-x-10-12-9-x, x-11-x-12-13-13, 15-x-15-13-13-x.

The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in where the chords and the theory come from.