Bmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj9

Major 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A# · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 4	– – 1 2 1 3	x B F# C# D# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 4	1 1 1 1 1 2	F# C# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 6 4 0 0	3 1 2 1 – –	B D# A# C# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 6 6 0 5	– – 2 3 – 1	x B A# D# C# B	easy
7 7 6 6 0 0	3 4 1 2 – –	B F# A# D# C# F#	medium
7 7 11 9 9 7	1 1 4 2 3 1	B F# D# F# A# C#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 9 9	– – 1 1 1 1	x B C# F# A# D#	easy · barre on fret 9
x 0 2 6 0 4	– – 1 3 – 2	x B F# D# C# A#	hard
x 2 2 2 2 4	– 1 1 1 1 2	x C# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 6 4 5 0	4 1 3 1 2 –	B D# A# C# F# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 6 6 5 7	– – 2 3 1 4	x B A# D# F# C#	medium
7 7 6 6 0 x	3 4 1 2 – –	B F# A# D# C# x	medium
7 11 7 9 0 9	1 4 1 2 – 3	B A# B F# C# D#	hard · barre on fret 7
11 0 9 9 9 9	2 – 1 1 1 1	D# B C# F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 6 4 2 0	– – 3 2 1 –	x B A# C# D# F#	hard
2 2 6 2 2 4	1 1 3 1 1 2	F# C# A# B D# A#	hard · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A#, C#. 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 Bmaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
7	11	A#
9	14	C#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9

See Bmaj9 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 Bmaj9 chord?

Bmaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes B, 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.