Fmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Fmaj9

Major 9

Notes:F · A · C · E · G

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Fingerings (16)

Fmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 0 0 0 2	2 – – – – 1	F G C F A E	easy
3 2 4 2 3 2	2 1 4 1 3 1	F A E G C E	medium · barre on fret 2
3 x 4 4 x 5	1 – 2 3 – 4	F x E A x G	hard
x x 5 4 7 5	– – 2 1 4 3	x x F A E G	medium
5 5 5 7 7 7	1 1 1 2 3 4	G C F C E A	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 0 7 7	– – 1 – 2 3	x x G F E A	easy
x 0 9 11 8 10	– – 2 4 1 3	x G A E F C	medium
x 10 9 11 10 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x F A E G x	medium
3 0 0 2 0 2	3 – – 1 – 2	F G C G A E	easy
3 2 4 2 3 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	F A E G C x	medium · barre on fret 2
3 x 7 4 7 x	1 – 3 2 4 –	F x G A E x	hard
5 5 4 0 0 5	2 3 1 – – 4	G C E F A G	medium
7 5 5 7 7 5	2 1 1 3 4 1	A C F C E G	medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 7 7 7	– 2 1 1 1 1	x F G C E A	medium · barre on fret 7
10 0 9 11 8 x	3 – 2 4 1 –	C G A E F x	medium
x 9 9 0 10 10	– 1 2 – 3 4	x E A F G C	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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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

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.