Guitar arpeggio
F# Dominant 9 Guitar Arpeggio
F# Dominant 9 is a five-note arpeggio built from F#, A#, C#, E, and G#. It is also commonly called F# Dominant Ninth, and F#9. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- F# , A# , C# , E , G#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 b7 9
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 10 14
- Chord symbols
- F#9
- Also called
- F# Dominant NinthF#9
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent F# root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the F# root notes and connect the remaining dominant 9 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called F# Dominant Ninth or F#9.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with F# Dominant 9 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard