F#madd9

F#madd9 is F#, A, C# and G#, a minor add nine. The shape this page opens on is written 244224, lowest string first.

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

There are 7 common shapes for F#madd9 on the guitar, and 21 derived voicings in 2 families.

In which keys. Every note of F#madd9 belongs to C# minor (the iv), E major (the ii), F# minor (the i) and A major (the vi).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: 244224, xx4224, xx7674, x9769x, x97x99, x-12-11-11-9-x, 14-12-x-13-14-x.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. F#madd9 has xx4224, 4442xx, xx6675, x-11-11-11-10-x, x0412x, 5966xx, x9769x, x-x-7-11-9-9.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. F#madd9 has x0x122, 4x422x, x9x695, 5x667x, 9-x-7-11-9-x, x-11-x-11-10-9, 14-x-11-13-10-x, x-12-x-13-14-14.

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