F maj9 Chord on Viola
Play F maj9 on Viola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The F maj9 chord is a major extended chord that stacks ninths, elevenths, or thirteenths over a major-seventh foundation for a rich, jazzy color. It is built from the notes F, G, A, C, E. This page shows how to play F maj9 on Viola with clear fingerboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The G and A strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes stopped in position 2 over a 4-position stretch. F falls on the C string. It sounds from F3 up to A4.
Viola is bowed, with a bare fingerboard and no fixed stops, so this is really a double-stop study: two strings at a time speak cleanly, and the full stack is rolled rather than sounded at once.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.