How to Play Piano Chord: F♯ minor 9 — root | PianoKitty

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F♯m9

root position

F♯ minor 9

root position

Notes

F♯, A, C♯, E, G♯

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)

minor 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

F♯ minor + F♯m (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

C♯ minor F♯ · E

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

A–C♯–E = ♭3, 5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the minor 9 chords Practice all inversions of F♯m9

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