Chord

F# Major 9

  • F#maj9
  • F#M9
  • F#Δ9
  • F#major9
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
F#M3A#m3C#M3E#m3G#
Extends
F# Major 7

F# Major 9, written F#maj9, is built from F#, A#, C#, E# and G#: the root, major 3rd, 5th, major 7th and 9th.

Its 3rd and 7th, A# and E#, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Major

    F# Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  2. Mode of Major

    F# Lydian

Voicings All 8