Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) 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
3 0 2 0 1 0	3 – 2 – 1 –	A C# G# B E G#	medium
x x 3 2 5 3	– – 2 1 4 3	x x A C# G# B	medium
3 3 7 5 5 3	1 1 4 2 3 1	A E C# E G# B	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 5 5 5	– 2 1 1 1 1	x A B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 8 7 0 6 0	– 3 2 – 1 –	x A C# B A G#	medium
x 8 7 0 8 0	– 2 1 – 3 –	x A C# B B G#	easy
x 8 10 0 10 0	– 1 2 – 3 –	x A E B C# G#	medium
10 10 10 10 10 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	E B E A C# G#	easy · barre on fret 10
3 0 3 0 1 0	2 – 3 – 1 –	A C# A B E G#	medium
3 x 2 2 x 3	3 – 1 2 – 4	A x G# C# x B	hard
3 x 5 x 5 5	1 – 2 – 3 4	A x B x G# C#	hard
x 8 7 0 5 8	– 3 2 – 1 4	x A C# B G# E	medium
7 7 7 0 6 0	2 3 4 – 1 –	C# G# C# B A G#	medium
x 8 7 9 8 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A C# G# B G#	medium
x 8 10 0 10 12	– 1 2 – 3 4	x A E B C# G#	hard
x 10 10 10 10 0	– 1 1 1 1 –	x B E A C# G#	easy · barre on fret 10

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.