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F#maj9 Guitar Chord

A dreamy, lush sound. Popular in jazz, neo-soul and film music. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted to make room for the ninth and major seventh.

Guitar

Strings 2–1–3–1–2–1

How to play the F#maj9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–1–3–1–2–1 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) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · little finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for F#maj9 chord

Other names: F# major 9th

Music theory name: major ninth chord

Common name: F# major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in F#maj9 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
B Major 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
F Major 7th
Ab Major 9th

All Variations

Open
2–1–3–1–2–1
Open
2–X–3–3–2–4
Fret 3
X–X–4–3–6–4
Fret 8
9–9–8–10–9–X

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys