Practice Fm9: Master the F Minor Ninth Chord with Real-Time Feedback
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The Fm9 chord is F minor ninth, built from F, Ab, C, Eb and G. It is Fm7 with a major ninth, G, added above.
The three voicings listed are all fretted, two of them barre shapes, and the lowest sits at the 1st fret. Ninth chords of every kind are collected in the whole ninth chord family. The Ab, C, Eb and G on top spell an Abmaj7 chord, and everything fits the F minor scale.
The drum loop in the tool at the top lets you set a tempo and hold the chord for four beats at a time.
F minor 9th guitar chord is also written as Fm9, Fmin9 or F-9.
F m9 chord Notes:
Formula of the Minor Ninth chord:
Formula: 1 b3 5 b7 9
F M9 Guitar Chord Diagrams
Position 1 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the low E, D, G and B strings at the same time
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the A string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the high E string
Position 2 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D and high E strings at the same time
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the B string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the G string
Position 3 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the D string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 8 of the A string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the G string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 8 of the B string
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FAQ
What notes does Fm9 have?
Fm9 has F, Ab, C, Eb and G. The G is the ninth, two semitones up from F after an octave.
Which scale works over Fm9?
F Dorian: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb. It contains all five notes of the chord, with the ninth G as its second degree.
How many voicings of Fm9 does the fingering data list?
It lists 3 voicings between the 1st and 8th fret. Two are barre voicings and none uses an open string.
What is the ninth in F minor ninth?
G, the second degree of the scale placed an octave higher. It extends the Fm7 notes F, Ab, C and Eb without changing the minor third Ab.
How do the intervals of Fm9 differ from F9?
Fm9 has the minor third Ab, while F9 has the major third A. Both have the fifth C, the minor seventh Eb and the ninth G.
