Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.