Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) 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
x 0 4 0 0 2	– – 2 – – 1	x F E F A G	medium
5 2 4 4 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	F G E A x x	medium
7 0 0 4 7 4	2 – – 1 3 1	G F C A E A	medium · barre on fret 4
9 0 7 7 7 7	2 – 1 1 1 1	A F G C E C	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 0 11 10 11	1 – – 3 2 4	A F C E G E	medium
x 0 4 2 0 0	– – 2 1 – –	x F E G A F	medium
5 4 4 2 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	F A E G x x	medium
7 0 4 7 7 4	2 – 1 3 4 1	G F E C E A	medium · barre on fret 4
9 0 7 7 7 0	2 – 1 1 1 –	A F G C E F	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 0 10 11	1 – 2 – 3 4	A F A F G E	medium
5 2 4 2 0 0	3 1 2 1 – –	F G E G A F	medium · barre on fret 2
5 2 4 2 x 4	4 1 2 1 – 3	F G E G x A	hard · barre on fret 2
5 0 7 4 7 4	2 – 3 1 4 1	F F G A E A	medium · barre on fret 4
9 0 7 7 7 x	2 – 1 1 1 –	A F G C E x	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 11 10 0	1 – 2 4 3 –	A F A E G F	medium
5 0 4 0 0 2	3 – 2 – – 1	F F E F A G	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 – Open F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-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.