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Dominant family

F dominant seventh sharp nine chord

F7♯9

F dominant seventh sharp nine

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • ♯9

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 7

No barre: each note has its own finger.

E×ADGBe×7891011FAE♭G♯

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♯

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. F1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. G♯♯9
  5. A3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. C5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. E♭♭7
  12. 7
  • F Root
  • A Major 3rd
  • C Perfect 5th
  • E♭ Minor 7th
  • G♯ Augmented 9th

About this chord

What is an F dominant seventh sharp nine chord?

F7♯9 is built from 5 notes: F (the root), A (the 3), C (the 5), E♭ (the ♭7), G♯ (the ♯9). Major and minor third at once: the gritty rock and funk chord.

Notes
F · A · C · E♭ · G♯
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♯9
Also written
F7(♯9)
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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