Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 2 (F#)

in Plus 2 (F#) (F#-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fmaj9

Major 9

Notes:F · A · C · E · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 0 3 1	– – 1 – 3 2	x x F A E G	medium
x 6 3 3 3 3	– 2 1 1 1 1	x F G C E A	medium · barre on fret 3
6 8 0 0 4 6	2 4 – – 1 3	C G E A F C	hard
x 6 5 7 6 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x F A E G x	medium
x 6 8 0 6 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x F C A G E	hard
11 8 x 7 8 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	F G x E A x	hard
11 8 8 8 8 10	3 1 1 1 1 2	F G C F A E	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 12 10 11 10	2 1 4 1 3 1	F A E G C E	medium · barre on fret 10
x 6 3 0 3 6	– 3 1 – 2 4	x F G A E C	medium
x 6 3 7 3 3	– 2 1 3 1 1	x F G E E A	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 0 0 4 6	– 3 – – 1 2	x G E A F C	hard
x 5 5 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x E A F G x	medium
6 6 0 0 6 6	1 2 – – 3 4	C F E A G C	medium
x 8 0 7 8 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	x G E E A F	hard
11 8 8 10 8 10	4 1 1 2 1 3	F G C G A E	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 12 10 11 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	F A E G C x	medium · barre on fret 10

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 – Plus 2 (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#Plus 2 (F#) F#-B-E-A-C#-F#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

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.