F#maj9 chord
F#maj9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
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F#maj9 is equivalent to G flat major 9th. It's usually played as one of two movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard.
Shown in the Fingerings diagram is a closed chord involving the four middle strings.
As shown in Notes diagram, four notes are included, omitting the 5th (C#).
Notice that the diagram starts at the 8th fret rather than the 1st fret, with the root on the 11th fret.
Short notation: X 9 8 10 9 X.
Chord structure
The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh and major ninth intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Chord name
F#maj9 is an abbreviation for F sharp major ninth. A less common abbreviation is F#M9. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: F#△9.
Notes
The notes that the F#maj9 chord consists of are F#, A#, C#, F and G#.
Chord progressions
Bmaj7 - F#maj9 - C#6
Inversions
1st inversion: F#maj9/A# (means that A# is the bass note).
2nd inversion: F#maj9/C# (means that C# is the bass note).
3rd inversion: F#maj9/F (means that F is the bass note).
4th inversion: F#maj9/G# (means that G# is the bass note).
Omissions
F#maj9(no5) is an F# major 9th with no fifth (C#).
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