Arpeggio · F♯9 · Guitar
The F♯9 arpeggio is F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E – G♯ — chord tones 1 3 5 ♭7 9. F♯9 is a fuller V chord; the 9th sits on top of the dominant seventh; its sound is rich, bluesy. Below, every F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯ on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 2. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from F♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F♯ | unison (0 semitones) |
| 3 | A♯ | major 3rd (4 semitones) |
| 5 | C♯ | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| ♭7 | E | minor 7th (10 semitones) |
| 9 | G♯ | major 2nd + octave (14 semitones) |
Goes with: F♯ Mixolydian (F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E). Voicings: see the four-note chord voicings in the chord library.
Common questions
F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E – G♯. As chord tones: 1 3 5 ♭7 9. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
F♯9 is a fuller V chord; the 9th sits on top of the dominant seventh. Its character is rich, bluesy.
F♯ Mixolydian (F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root F♯ on the low E string at fret 2 and play E-string fret 2, E-string fret 4, E-string fret 6, A-string fret 4, D-string fret 2, D-string fret 4. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the a fuller V chord; the 9th sits on top of the dominant seventh.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Dominant 9th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from F♯