F7#9 Piano Chord

F7#9

F 7 Sharp Nine

♯9th

G#

3rd

A

Min 7th

Eb

Root

F

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

F

A

Eb

G#

The Notes in a F 7 Sharp Nine Chord

The # 9th

Finding G# from F step by step:

Start on: F
Step 1: move up to Gb
Step 2: move up to G
Step 3: Land on G#

♯9th

G#

Root

F

1

2

PLAY

Gb is a minor second above F.
G is a major 2nd above F.
G# is a minor third above F.

The 3rd

Finding A from F step by step:

Start on: F
Step 1: move up to Gb
Step 2: move up to G
Step 3: move up to Ab
Step 4: Land on A

3rd

A

Root

F

1

2

3

PLAY

Gb is a minor second above F.
G is a major 2nd above F.
Ab is a minor third above F.
A is a major third above F.

The Min 7th

Finding Eb from F step by step:

Start on: F
Step 1: move down to E
Step 2: Land on Eb

Min 7th

Eb

Root

F

1

PLAY

E is a minor second below F.
Eb is a major 2nd below F. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note Eb is down 2 half-steps from F, but up 10 half-steps from F:

Min 7th

Eb

Root

F

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

PLAY