What notes are in the F#6/9 chord?

F#6/9 is made of F#, A#, C#, D# and G# — the 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 degrees of a six nine chord built on F#.

What keys use the F#6/9 chord?

Every note of F#6/9 belongs to 12 keys: B Major (V), Db Major (IV), F# Major (I), Gb Major (I), C# Major (IV), Cb Major (V), Bb Minor (VI), G# Minor (VII), D# Minor (III), Eb Minor (III), A# Minor (VI), Ab Minor (VII). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.

How do you play F#6/9 on guitar and piano?

This page shows F#6/9 on guitar and piano — 5 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.

Is F#6/9 the same as Gb6/9?

Yes. F#6/9 and Gb6/9 are enharmonic — identical pitches written two different ways. Which spelling you use depends on the key you are in; F#6/9 is the spelling this site treats as canonical.

Chord · F# 6/9

F♯6/9 Chord

F♯6/9 is F#, A#, C#, D# and G# — lush, neutral substitute for major triads.

Hear it

F♯6/9 on every instrument

The same 5 notes, 2 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.

Guitar1 voicing

Piano4 voicings

What F♯6/9 is made of

F# 6/9 (F# 6/9) is built from the notes F#, A#, C#, D#, G#, with the interval pattern 1, 3, 5, 6, 9. A common 6/9 chord across many styles.

Stack 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 on a root of F♯ and you get F#, A#, C#, D# and G#. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a six nine chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why C6/9 sounds like a transposed F♯6/9.

6/9: Lush, neutral substitute for major triads.

Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. That is why this chord is spelled with F♯ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.

Keys that contain F♯6/9

All 5 notes sit inside the scale of 12 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.

Major keys

Minor keys

Other chords on F♯

Same root, different colour.

F♯F# Major F♯mF# Minor F♯dimF# Diminished F♯augF# Augmented F♯sus2F# Suspended 2nd F♯sus4F# Suspended 4th F♯5F# Power Chord F♯6F# Major 6th

The same six nine shape, moved

The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.

C6/9C 6/9 D6/9D 6/9 E6/9E 6/9 F6/9F 6/9 G6/9G 6/9 A6/9A 6/9 B6/9B 6/9 D♭6/9Db 6/9

Questions people ask about F#6/9

What notes are in the F#6/9 chord?: F#6/9 is made of F#, A#, C#, D# and G# — the 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 degrees of a six nine chord built on F#.
What keys use the F#6/9 chord?: Every note of F#6/9 belongs to 12 keys: B Major (V), Db Major (IV), F# Major (I), Gb Major (I), C# Major (IV), Cb Major (V), Bb Minor (VI), G# Minor (VII), D# Minor (III), Eb Minor (III), A# Minor (VI), Ab Minor (VII). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
How do you play F#6/9 on guitar and piano?: This page shows F#6/9 on guitar and piano — 5 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
Is F#6/9 the same as Gb6/9?: Yes. F#6/9 and Gb6/9 are enharmonic — identical pitches written two different ways. Which spelling you use depends on the key you are in; F#6/9 is the spelling this site treats as canonical.

Learn the theory behind it

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