Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fmaj9

Major 9

Notes:F · A · C · E · G

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 – Open B 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 Open B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#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.