A#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

A#maj9

Major 9

Notes:A# · D · F · A · C

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 2 0 0	– 1 – 2 – –	x A# D A C F	easy
6 3 x 2 2 x	4 3 – 1 2 –	A# C x A D x	hard
6 3 7 7 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	A# C A D x x	hard
6 5 0 5 0 4	4 2 – 3 – 1	A# D D C C A	medium
6 5 7 5 5 5	2 1 3 1 1 1	A# D A C F A#	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 7 7 0 0	1 4 2 3 – –	A# F A D C F	medium
x x 8 7 9 7	– – 2 1 3 1	x x A# D A C	medium · barre on fret 7
8 8 8 10 9 9	1 1 1 4 2 3	C F A# F A D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 0 10 10 10 9	– – 2 3 4 1	x A C F A# D	medium
10 0 10 10 10 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	D A C F A# F	medium
x 1 0 2 0 x	– 1 – 2 – –	x A# D A C x	easy
6 x x 5 2 4	4 – – 3 1 2	A# x x C D A	hard
6 3 x 7 x 4	3 1 – 4 – 2	A# C x D x A	hard
6 5 0 7 0 4	3 2 – 4 – 1	A# D D D C A	medium
6 5 7 5 5 7	2 1 3 1 1 4	A# D A C F C	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 7 7 0 x	1 4 2 3 – –	A# F A D C x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A#maj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes A#, D, F, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the A#maj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A#
3	4	D
5	7	F
7	11	A
9	14	C

More A# chords

A#A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#9 A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus2 A#sus4 A#add9 A#m9 A#5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 Bmaj9

See A#maj9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the A#maj9 chord?

A#maj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes A#, D, F, A, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.