Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 2 2	– – 1 1 1 1	A E B E G# C#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 2 2 2 2	– 2 1 1 1 1	x A B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 6 3 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x B C# G# A x	hard
0 0 4 6 5 0	– – 1 3 2 –	A E C# G# B B	medium
0 5 7 6 7 0	– 1 3 2 4 –	A A E G# C# B	medium
0 7 7 6 7 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	A B E G# C# B	medium
0 7 7 7 7 9	– 1 1 1 1 2	A B E A C# G#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 11 9 10 9	– 1 3 1 2 1	A C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 11 11 10 0	– – 2 3 1 –	A E G# C# E B	easy
0 12 11 11 x 12	– 3 1 2 – 4	A E G# C# x B	hard
0 0 4 2 2 0	– – 3 1 2 –	A E C# E G# B	medium
x 5 2 6 2 2	– 2 1 3 1 1	x A B G# G# C#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 7 x 6 3 x	2 4 – 3 1 –	C# B x G# A x	hard
0 0 4 6 5 5	– – 1 4 2 3	A E C# G# B E	medium
0 7 0 6 7 5	– 3 – 2 4 1	A B A G# C# E	medium
0 7 7 6 7 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	A B E G# C# x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Amaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 Amaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
5	7	E
7	11	G#
9	14	B

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See Amaj9 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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

What notes make up the Amaj9 chord?

Amaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, G#, B.

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.