Minor family
F minor added ninth chord
Fm(add9)F minor added ninth
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
- 9
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 1
Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 1.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- F1
- ♭2
- G9
- A♭♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- C5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- F Root
- A♭ Minor 3rd
- C Perfect 5th
- G Major 9th
About this chord
What is an F minor added ninth chord?
Fm(add9) is built from 4 notes: F (the root), A♭ (the ♭3), C (the 5), G (the 9). Minor with a ninth: wistful and wide.
- Notes
- F · A♭ · C · G
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 9
- Also written
- Fmadd9 · Fm(add2)
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
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