F7♯9 chord on guitar

F7♯9 is the F dominant 7 sharp 9 chord. Its notes are F, A, C, E♭ and G♯. A familiar blues-rock altered dominant. The fifth is omitted.

How to play F7♯9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e7

x8789x

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in F7♯9

Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♯9
Also written
F7♯9
Chord type
Dominant 7 sharp 9

F7♯9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112FG♯ACE♭ACE♭FG♯AE♭FG♯ACG♯ACE♭FCE♭FG♯AFG♯ACE♭

Every F, A, C, E♭ and G♯ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, F. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

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