F#maj9 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

F#maj9

Major 9

Notes:F# · A# · C# · F · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

F#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 4 1 1 1	– – 2 1 1 1	x x F# A# F G#	medium · barre on fret 1
5 3 6 x 2 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	F A# G# x F# x	hard
6 3 3 4 4 3	4 1 1 2 3 1	F# A# F C# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 8 8 4 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	F# x A# F G# x	hard
5 x 6 9 6 x	1 – 2 4 3 –	F x G# F# A# x	hard
6 6 6 8 6 6	1 1 1 2 1 1	F# C# G# F A# C#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 10 8 9 9 x	1 4 1 2 3 –	G# F A# F# C# x	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 x 11 x 11	1 2 – 3 – 4	A# F x G# x F#	hard
1 1 3 1 2 1	1 1 3 1 2 1	C# G# F A# F# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
5 x 6 x 2 3	3 – 4 – 1 2	F x G# x F# A#	hard
6 x 3 4 4 3	4 – 1 2 3 1	F# x F C# G# A#	hard · barre on fret 3
8 x 4 8 6 x	3 – 1 4 2 –	G# x F# F A# x	hard
6 6 6 8 6 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	F# C# G# F A# x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 10 8 8 9 11	1 3 1 1 2 4	G# F A# F C# F#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 11 x 11 x 10	1 3 – 4 – 2	A# F# x G# x F	hard
1 1 3 1 2 3	1 1 3 1 2 4	C# G# F A# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 1

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 – 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.