F♯9♯5 (augmented ninth) / G♭9♯5 (augmented ninth)

5-note augmented 9th on F♯ / G♭F♯, G♯, A♯, D, E.

Press to hear the chord strummed low to high.

A dominant ninth on an augmented triad — raised fifth plus ninth, tense and shimmering.

The notes

Pitches taken from the first fingering below — click any note to open its frequency page.

Interval formula

DegreeNoteWhat it is
1F♯root
9G♯ninth
3A♯major third
♯5Dsharp fifth (augmented)
♭7Eflat seventh (dominant)

The formula reads in semitones above the root (F♯): 1, 9, 3, ♯5, ♭7. A voicing may leave a tone out — often the fifth — but never adds one from outside this set.

Guitar fingerings · 4

234
open position
7fr3214
from fret 7
8fr21334
from fret 8
11fr4231
from fret 11

Ukulele fingerings · 4

132
open position
3fr1223
from fret 3
6fr2413
from fret 6
9fr1234
from fret 9

Read a diagram top-down: the thick bar is the nut, dots are where to press (the number is which finger), means play the open string, means don't play it. A bar across strings is a barre.

Other F♯ / G♭ chords

9♯5 (augmented ninth) chords on every root