Guitar arpeggio
F# Major Add9 Guitar Arpeggio
F# Major Add9 is a four-note added-tone arpeggio built from F#, A#, C#, and G#. It is also commonly called F# Major Add 9, F#Add9, and F#Add2. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- F# , A# , C# , G#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 9
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 14
- Chord symbols
- F#add9 , F#add2
- Also called
- F# Major Add 9F#Add9F#Add2
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 major add9 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called F# Major Add 9 or F#Add9 or F#Add2.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with F# Major Add9 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard