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.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

F♯9

F# dominant ninth

Left-handed

Open

B♭

A♭

C♯

F♯

0 1 2 1 2 2barre · 4 fingers

B♭

A♭

F♯

C♯

2 1 × 1 2 04 fingers

B♭

A♭

C♯

F♯

0 1 4 1 2 04 fingers

1st position

B♭

A♭

F♯

C♯

2 1 2 1 2 ×barre · 4 fingers

B♭

A♭

C♯

F♯

× 1 2 1 2 2barre · 4 fingers

B♭

A♭

F♯

2 1 2 1 × 2barre · 4 fingers

2nd position

2fr

F♯

C♯

B♭

C♯

A♭

2 4 2 3 2 4barre · 4 fingers

2fr

F♯

C♯

B♭

A♭

2 × 2 3 2 4barre · 3 fingers

2fr

C♯

F♯

B♭

A♭

C♯

4 4 2 3 2 2barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

✕✕

3fr

B♭

F♯

A♭

× × 4 3 5 44 fingers

✕✕

3fr

B♭

A♭

F♯

4 × 4 3 5 ×4 fingers

3fr

B♭

A♭

F♯

4 × 4 3 5 04 fingers

4th position

4fr

C♯

F♯

A♭

B♭

C♯

6 4 4 6 5 4barre · 4 fingers

4fr

A♭

C♯

F♯

C♯

B♭

4 4 4 6 5 6barre · 4 fingers

4fr

C♯

F♯

A♭

B♭

6 4 4 × 5 4barre · 3 fingers

6th position

6fr

B♭

A♭

C♯

B♭

F♯

6 7 6 6 7 6barre · 3 fingers

6fr

A♭

C♯

B♭

F♯

× 7 6 6 7 6barre · 3 fingers

6fr

A♭

B♭

F♯

× 9 6 9 7 6barre · 4 fingers

8th position

✕✕

8fr

B♭

F♯

A♭

× 9 8 9 9 ×4 fingers

8fr

B♭

F♯

A♭

× 9 8 9 9 04 fingers

8fr

B♭

F♯

A♭

F♯

× 9 8 11 9 04 fingers

11th position

11fr

A♭

C♯

F♯

B♭

12 11 11 11 11 12barre · 3 fingers

11fr

A♭

C♯

F♯

B♭

× 11 11 11 11 12barre · 2 fingers

11fr

A♭

C♯

F♯

B♭

12 11 11 11 11 ×barre · 2 fingers

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