I recently discovered maj7(add9) chords and fell in love with them. Hmm... the fingering...
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It's kind of tricky to finger.
As for scales...
A harmonic major.
Basically take a major scale, and flat the 6th. Try playing around with it. It takes a little bit to find ways to use it in an interesting way, but the results can really shine.