F 9 Chord on Classical Guitar (Drop D)

Play F 9 on Classical Guitar (Drop D): diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The F 9 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes F, G, A, C, D#. This page shows how to play F 9 on Classical Guitar (Drop D) with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the A and G strings open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 4 frets. F falls on the D string. It sounds from F2 up to F4.

It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck, with the lowest string slackened a whole tone.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.