F#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

F#maj9

Major 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · F · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 3 2 x x	2 1 4 3 – –	F# A# F G# x x	medium
2 4 3 2 2 6	1 3 2 1 1 4	F# C# F G# C# A#	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 3 4 7 4	– – 1 2 4 3	x x F A# F# G#	hard
x x 4 4 6 4	– – 1 1 2 1	x x F# A# F G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 0 6 6	– – 1 – 2 3	x x G# F# F A#	easy
x 11 8 11 7 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x G# A# F F# x	hard
x 9 8 11 9 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x F# A# F G# x	medium
2 1 3 0 x 4	2 1 3 – – 4	F# A# F F# x G#	hard
x x 4 2 6 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x x F# G# F A#	hard
4 x 3 4 7 x	2 – 1 3 4 –	G# x F A# F# x	hard
4 4 4 0 6 6	1 1 1 – 2 3	G# C# F# F# F A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 7 6 6	– 3 1 2 1 1	x F# G# C# F A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 8 0 9 9	– 1 2 – 3 4	x F A# F# G# C#	medium
2 1 x 2 x 1	3 1 – 4 – 2	F# A# x G# x F	hard
2 4 3 2 x 6	1 3 2 1 – 4	F# C# F G# x A#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 x 3 x 7 6	2 – 1 – 4 3	G# x F x F# A#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The F#maj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes F#, A#, C#, F, 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 F#maj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

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

More F# chords

F#F#m F#7 F#°F#+F#9 F#maj7 F#m7 F#7♯5 F#7♭5 F#6 F#m6 F#m7♭5 F#°7 F#sus2 F#sus4 F#add9 F#m9 F#5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See F#maj9 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 F#maj9 chord?

F#maj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes F#, A#, C#, F, 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.