Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fmaj9

Major 9

Notes:F · A · C · E · G

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Fingerings (16)

Fmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 2 4 3	– – – 1 3 2	F A C A E G	medium
x x 5 2 4 3	– – 4 1 3 2	x x F A E G	medium
4 x 4 x 5 3	2 – 3 – 4 1	A x E x F G	hard
0 0 4 0 4 0	– – 1 – 2 –	F A E G E E	easy
0 7 5 5 7 5	– 2 1 1 3 1	F E F C G A	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 9 9 7 8	– 1 3 4 1 2	F E A E G C	medium · barre on fret 7
0 8 9 0 9 0	– 1 2 – 3 –	F F A G A E	easy
0 10 9 9 9 0	– 2 1 1 1 –	F G A E A E	easy · barre on fret 9
12 12 12 12 12 12	1 1 1 1 1 1	F A C G C E	easy · barre on fret 12
0 0 4 2 0 3	– – 3 1 – 2	F A E A C G	medium
2 3 4 2 5 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	G C E A F x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 5 x 4 3	2 – 4 – 3 1	A x F x E G	hard
0 0 0 0 4 5	– – – – 1 2	F A C G E A	easy
0 7 7 5 5 5	– 2 3 1 1 1	F E G C F A	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 9 7 8	– – 1 3 1 2	F A G E G C	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 0 9 9 8	– 4 – 2 3 1	F G C E A C	medium

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.