Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) 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 1 0 2 1 1	– 1 – 4 2 3	x F A E G C	medium
6 3 x 2 3 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	F G x E A x	hard
6 3 3 3 3 5	3 1 1 1 1 2	F G C F A E	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 7 5 6 5	2 1 4 1 3 1	F A E G C E	medium · barre on fret 5
6 x 0 10 10 8	1 – – 3 4 2	F x A C E G	hard
x x 8 7 10 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x F A E G	medium
8 8 8 10 10 10	1 1 1 2 3 4	G C F C E A	medium · barre on fret 8
10 12 10 10 11 10	1 3 1 1 2 1	A E G C F A	medium · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 2 1 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	x F A E G x	easy
x 3 x 2 3 6	– 2 – 1 3 4	x G x E A F	hard
6 3 3 5 3 5	4 1 1 2 1 3	F G C G A E	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 7 5 6 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	F A E G C x	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 0 x 10 8	1 2 – – 4 3	F C A x E G	hard
8 0 8 7 x x	2 – 3 1 – –	G E F A x x	easy
10 8 8 10 10 8	2 1 1 3 4 1	A C F C E G	medium · barre on fret 8
x 0 10 10 11 10	– – 1 1 2 1	x E G C F A	easy · 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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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.