Chord

F Major 9

  • Fmaj9
  • FM9
  • FΔ9
  • Fmajor9
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
FM3Am3CM3Em3G
Extends
F Major 7

F Major 9, written Fmaj9, 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