A#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#maj9

Major 9

Notes:A# · D · F · A · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#maj9 shapes as text

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

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 – Drop C# 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 Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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 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.