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Fmmaj9 Piano Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand F3 · E4 fingers 5–1
Right hand Ab4 · G5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Fmmaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play F3 and E4 with the left hand and Ab4 and G5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth C can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for Fmmaj9 chord

Other names: F minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: F minor major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Fmmaj9 chord

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

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