Guitar arpeggio
F Minor 9 Guitar Arpeggio
F Minor 9 is a five-note arpeggio built from F, Ab, C, Eb, and G. It is also commonly called F Minor Ninth, and Fm9. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- FAbCEbG
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 b7 9
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 10 14
- Chord symbols
- Fm9Fmin9
- Also called
- F Minor NinthFm9
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 minor 9 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called F Minor Ninth or Fm9.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with F Minor 9 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard