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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

F7♭9

F dominant flat ninth

Open

E♭
C
F
F♯
A
2 0 1 2 1 1barre · 3 fingers
F
E♭
C
F♯
1 0 1 × 1 24 fingers
F
A
F♯
E♭
1 0 4 2 4 ×4 fingers

1st position

F
E♭
C
A
F♯
C
1 3 1 2 1 2barre · 4 fingers
F
E♭
C
A
F♯
1 × 1 2 1 2barre · 3 fingers
E♭
C
F
F♯
A
C
2 3 1 2 1 1barre · 4 fingers

2nd position

2fr
F♯
A
F♯
C
F
E♭
2 3 3 2 4 2barre · 4 fingers
2fr
A
F♯
F
E♭
× × 3 2 4 24 fingers
2fr
A
F♯
C
F
E♭
× 3 3 2 4 2barre · 4 fingers

4th position

4fr
F♯
A
E♭
F
× 6 4 × 6 54 fingers
4fr
F♯
A
E♭
F
5 6 4 × 6 ×4 fingers

5th position

5fr
A
F♯
F
E♭
× 8 × 8 7 54 fingers
5fr
A
A
F♯
F
E♭
5 8 × 8 7 5barre · 4 fingers
5fr
A
F♯
F
E♭
5 8 × 8 7 ×4 fingers

6th position

6fr
F
A
E♭
F♯
× 9 7 8 6 ×4 fingers

7th position

7fr
A
F♯
F
E♭
C
× 8 7 8 7 8barre · 4 fingers
7fr
A
F♯
F
E♭
× 8 7 8 7 ×4 fingers
7fr
A
F♯
C
F
E♭
8 8 7 8 7 ×barre · 4 fingers

8th position

8fr
F
A
F♯
E♭
× 8 × 11 10 114 fingers
8fr
C
F
A
F♯
E♭
8 8 × 11 10 11barre · 4 fingers
8fr
F
C
A
E♭
F♯
11 8 × 11 10 8barre · 4 fingers

Know the fingering but not the chord? Chord Finder works the other way round.