Fadd#9 Major

The Fadd#9 chord is built from the notes F – A – C – G#.

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Also known as

Faltadd#9Fmaj+9

Chord tones, one by one

FRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — F.

AThird

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

CFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

G#Extension

Sharp ninth (♯9)

A ♯9 — the gritty 'Hendrix' tension over a dominant chord.

🎼 Related scales

Lydian ♯2harmonic minor a major 3rd below

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Lydian ♯2 scale; its characteristic note is the ♯2 / ♯9 (augmented 2nd). It is a mode of the harmonic minor a major 3rd below.

🎸 Genres

Gypsy jazz · Roma music · Klezmer · Classical

add#9 in every key

More F chords

More F chords from Lydian ♯2