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F#mmaj9 Guitar Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Guitar

Strings 2–0–3–1–2–1

How to play the F#mmaj9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–0–3–1–2–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 2 · middle finger
5th string (A) Open
4th string (D) Fret 3 · pinky
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the F#mmaj9 chord

Other names: F# minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: F# minor major ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the F#mmaj9 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
A Minor 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
E# Major 7th
G# Major 9th

All variations

Open
2–0–3–1–2–1
Open
2–0–3–1–2–X
Open
2–4–3–2–2–4
Fret 7
X–9–7–10–9–X

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys