Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fmaj9

Major 9

Notes:F · A · C · E · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 0 2 1 1 0	1 – 4 2 3 –	F A E G C E	medium
x x 2 3 6 3	– – 1 2 4 3	x x E A F G	hard
x x 3 3 5 3	– – 1 1 2 1	x x F A E G	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 6 5 5	– 3 1 2 1 1	x F G C E A	medium · barre on fret 5
x 8 7 6 8 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x F A C G E	medium
x 8 7 10 8 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x F A E G E	medium
8 12 10 11 8 0	1 4 2 3 1 –	C A C F G E	hard · barre on fret 8
12 10 10 11 10 12	3 1 1 2 1 4	E G C F A E	medium · barre on fret 10
1 0 3 1 1 0	1 – 4 2 3 –	F A F G C E	medium
3 x 2 3 6 x	2 – 1 3 4 –	G x E A F x	hard
3 3 3 3 5 3	1 1 1 1 2 1	G C F A E G	medium · barre on fret 3
5 7 5 6 6 5	1 4 1 2 3 1	A E G C F A	medium · barre on fret 5
0 8 7 6 8 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	E F A C G E	medium
x 8 7 10 8 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x F A E G x	medium
0 0 10 11 8 8	– – 3 4 1 2	E A C F G C	medium
0 10 10 11 10 0	– 1 1 2 1 –	E G C F A E	easy · barre on fret 10

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 – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

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.