Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

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Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 0 0 0 2	2 – – – – 1	A B E A C# G#	medium
5 2 4 2 3 2	4 1 3 1 2 1	A C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 4 7 3	– – 3 2 4 1	x x B C# G# A	hard
5 5 4 0 0 5	2 3 1 – – 4	A E G# A C# B	medium
5 0 0 7 7 7	1 – – 2 3 4	A B E E G# C#	medium
x x 7 0 7 7	– – 1 – 2 3	x x B A G# C#	easy
0 0 9 11 8 10	– – 2 4 1 3	E B C# G# A E	medium
x 10 9 11 10 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A C# G# B x	medium
5 0 0 2 0 2	3 – – 1 – 2	A B E B C# G#	medium
5 2 5 2 3 2	3 1 4 1 2 1	A C# A B E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 7 4 x 3	2 – 4 3 – 1	G# x B C# x A	hard
5 0 4 0 0 5	2 – 1 – – 3	A B G# A C# B	easy
5 5 9 7 7 5	1 1 4 2 3 1	A E C# E G# B	hard · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 7 7 7	– 2 1 1 1 1	x A B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 0 11 8 10	2 – – 4 1 3	C# B E G# A E	medium
9 9 9 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	C# G# C# A B E	easy · barre on fret 9

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.