Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fmaj9

Major 9

Notes:F · A · C · E · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 2 0 0 5	2 – 1 – – 3	F G E A E C	medium
5 2 2 3 3 2	4 1 1 2 3 1	F A E C G A	medium · barre on fret 2
5 x 7 7 3 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	F x A E G x	hard
4 0 7 8 0 5	1 – 3 4 – 2	E G A F E C	hard
5 5 5 0 0 0	1 1 1 – – –	F C G A E G	easy · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 7 8 0	– 4 1 2 3 –	x F A E C G	medium
9 0 10 8 0 9	2 – 4 1 – 3	A G C F E E	medium
9 0 10 10 0 10	1 – 2 3 – 4	A G C G E F	medium
x 10 10 0 0 0	– 1 2 – – –	x F C A E G	easy
5 5 2 0 0 0	2 3 1 – – –	F C E A E G	medium
5 x 2 3 3 2	4 – 1 2 3 1	F x E C G A	hard · barre on fret 2
7 x 3 7 5 x	3 – 1 4 2 –	G x F E A x	hard
4 0 7 8 8 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	E G A F C G	hard
5 5 5 0 0 x	1 1 1 – – –	F C G A E x	easy · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 10 0 9	– 3 1 4 – 2	x F A G E E	medium
9 0 10 8 0 10	2 – 3 1 – 4	A G C F E F	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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.