Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

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

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 B 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 B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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.