Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fmaj9

Major 9

Notes:F · A · C · E · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 3	1 1 1 1 1 2	C G C F A E	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 5 3 4 3	4 1 3 1 2 1	F A E G C E	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 8 0 4 8	2 – 3 – 1 4	F x G E C A	hard
x x 6 5 8 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x F A E G	medium
6 6 10 8 8 6	1 1 4 2 3 1	F C A C E G	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 8 8 8	– 2 1 1 1 1	x F G C E A	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 12 11 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x F A E G x	medium
6 3 x 0 4 6	3 1 – – 2 4	F A x E C G	hard
6 3 6 3 4 3	3 1 4 1 2 1	F A F G C E	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 5 8 4	– – 3 2 4 1	x x G A E F	hard
6 x 5 5 x 6	3 – 1 2 – 4	F x E A x G	hard
6 6 8 0 x 8	1 2 3 – – 4	F C G E x A	hard
x 11 8 12 8 8	– 2 1 3 1 1	x F G E E A	hard · barre on fret 8
10 11 10 0 11 11	1 2 1 – 3 4	A F A E G C	medium · barre on fret 10
x 1 1 1 1 3	– 1 1 1 1 2	x G C F A E	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 5 3 4 x	4 1 3 1 2 –	F A E G C x	medium · barre on fret 3

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes F, A, C, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Fmaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
3	4	A
5	7	C
7	11	E
9	14	G

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See Fmaj9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Fmaj9 chord?

Fmaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes F, A, C, E, G.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.