Standard
F minor major ninth · Frets 1–3
Fm(maj9) guitar chord
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How to play Fm(maj9) on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the low E to the B at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret.
From the low E string 1 3 2 1 1 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Fm(maj9)
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 4th fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
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Fm(maj9), the easier shape
StandardFrets 3–5 · 4 strings, 1 open
What notes are in Fm(maj9)?
Fm(maj9), F minor major ninth, is F, A♭, C, E and G: the root (F), the minor third (A♭), the perfect fifth (C), the major seventh (E) and the ninth (G). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 7 9.
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