How to Play Piano Chord: F♯ dominant 9 — 4th inv | PianoKitty

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F♯9

4th inversion

F♯ dominant 9

4th inversion

Notes

G♯, F♯, A♯, C♯, E

Parent major scale: F♯

The notes of the F♯ major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	F♯	root
2	G♯	second
3	A♯	third
4	B	fourth
5	C♯	fifth
6	D♯	sixth
7	F	seventh
8	F♯	octave
9	G♯	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

dominant 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9

root	F♯
third	A♯
fifth	C♯
flat seventh	E
ninth	G♯

Similar chords

F♯ dominant 7 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
F♯ minor 9 with flattened third
F♯ dominant 9 flat 5 with flattened fifth
F♯ major 9 with raised seventh
F♯ six-nine with flattened seventh

Upper structures

F♯ major + F♯m (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

C♯ minor F♯ · E

C♯–E–G♯ = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the dominant 9 chords Practice all inversions of F♯9

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