Guitar chord · Minor Major 9th
F#m(maj9) chord (F# Minor Major 9th)
Minor-major 7th with the 9th on top: a dark minor colour with a bright major 7th.
Notes F#AC#E#G#
Formula 1 ♭3 5 7 9
Shapes 2 on this page
F#m(maj9) chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F#.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Scales to play over F#m(maj9)
These scales start on F# and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when F#m(maj9) is the chord of the moment.
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- What notes are in a F#m(maj9) chord?
- F#m(maj9) is F#, A, C#, E#, G#: the 1, ♭3, 5, 7, 9 of F#.
- How do you play F#m(maj9) on guitar?
- 6th String Root: 2 4 3 2 2 4; 5th String Root: x 9 7 10 9 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
- What scale goes with F#m(maj9)?
- Scales on F# that contain every note of F#m(maj9): F# Harmonic Minor, F# Melodic Minor, F# Hungarian Minor, F# Lydian b3, F# Bebop Melodic Minor, F# Bebop Harmonic Minor.
Minor Major 9th chords in every key
Cm(maj9) C#m(maj9) Dm(maj9) Ebm(maj9) Em(maj9) Fm(maj9) F#m(maj9) Gm(maj9) Abm(maj9) Am(maj9) Bbm(maj9) Bm(maj9)
More F# chords
F# F#m F#dim F#5 F#7 F#maj7 F#m7 F#m(maj7) F#maj9 F#9 F#m9 F#m11 F#6 F#m6 F#add9 F#sus4 F#sus2 F#7sus4 F#7#9 F#aug F#maj7#5 F#dim7 F#m7b5 F#7b9 F#13 F#6/9 F#11 F#9sus4 F#madd9 F#add11 F#m6/9 F#7#5 F#7b5 F#7#11 F#maj13 F#m13 F#maj11 F#9#11 F#maj9#11 F#maj7#11 F#m9b5 F#7sus4b9 F#9#5 F#9b5 F#7b5b9 F#7#5b9 F#7#5#9 F#7b5#9 F#7b13 F#13b9 F#13#11 F#m7#5 F#maj7b5 F#dim(maj7) F#madd11