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

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#maj9 shapes as text

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

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.