F♯add9 Guitar Chord — Notes, Formula & 3 Voicings (PDF)

Voicings

3 ways to play F♯add9

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

CC shape 1st inversion F♯add9/A♯

Frets x x 8 6 7 4Notes A♯ C♯ F♯ G♯Intervals 3 5 1 9Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

The 9th gets a string of its own.

CC shape Root position F♯add9

Frets x 9 8 6 9 6Notes F♯ A♯ C♯ G♯Intervals 1 3 5 9Base triadF♯ major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

EE shape Root position F♯add9

Frets 2 4 4 3 2 4Notes F♯ A♯ C♯ G♯Intervals 1 3 5 9Base triadF♯ major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

The rules

Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
No 7th, no stack
6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

What notes are in F♯add9?

F♯add9 is spelled F♯ A♯ C♯ G♯: F♯ is the root, A♯ is the 3rd, C♯ is the 5th, G♯ is the 9th.

What is the formula of F♯add9?

1 3 5 9. It is a F♯ major triad with the 9th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play F♯add9 on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of F♯add9, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.