F#maj9

Barre at fret 1 · strings 5–1

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F#maj9Shape 1 of 4
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F#maj9 chord at a glance

F# major 9th (F#maj9) is built from the notes F# – G# – A# – C# – F. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

F#maj9 shape 1, Fret 1214131
Shape 1 · Fret 12 1 3 1 2 1
F#maj9 shape 2, Fret 212314
Shape 2 · Fret 22 x 3 3 2 4
F#maj9 shape 3, Fret 332143
Shape 3 · Fret 3x x 4 3 6 4
F#maj9 shape 4, Fret 8822143
Shape 4 · Fret 89 9 8 10 9 x