Bmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj9

Major 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A# · C#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 x 1 1 0 2	3 – 1 2 – 4	B x A# D# F# C#	hard
2 2 6 4 4 2	1 1 4 2 3 1	B F# D# F# A# C#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 4 4 4	– 2 1 1 1 1	x B C# F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 5 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x C# D# A# B B	hard
x 7 6 8 7 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x B D# A# C# B	medium
x 7 x 11 9 11	– 1 – 3 2 4	x B x C# D# A#	hard
x 9 9 8 9 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C# F# A# D# B	medium
9 9 9 9 9 11	1 1 1 1 1 2	F# C# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 9
1 2 2 1 0 2	1 2 3 1 – 4	A# F# B D# F# C#	medium · barre on fret 1
2 x 4 x 4 4	1 – 2 – 3 4	B x C# x A# D#	hard
x 7 4 8 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	x B C# A# A# D#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 5 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x C# D# A# B x	hard
x 7 6 8 7 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x B D# A# C# x	medium
x 11 9 8 7 0	– 4 3 2 1 –	x D# F# A# C# B	hard
9 9 x 8 9 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	F# C# x A# D# B	hard
x 9 9 9 9 11	– 1 1 1 1 2	x C# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A#, C#. 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 Bmaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

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

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

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

See Bmaj9 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 Bmaj9 chord?

Bmaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes B, 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.