Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) 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
1 1 0 0 3 1	1 2 – – 4 3	A E G# C# G# B	medium
x 6 3 3 3 3	– 2 1 1 1 1	x A B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 3
0 8 0 0 4 6	– 3 – – 1 2	G# B G# C# A E	hard
x 6 5 7 6 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A C# G# B x	medium
x 6 8 0 6 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x A E C# B G#	hard
0 8 0 7 8 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	G# B G# G# C# A	hard
0 8 8 8 8 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	G# B E A C# x	easy · barre on fret 8
0 10 12 10 11 11	– 1 4 1 2 3	G# C# G# B E A	medium · barre on fret 10
1 1 0 0 x 1	1 2 – – – 3	A E G# C# x B	easy
x 6 3 7 3 3	– 2 1 3 1 1	x A B G# G# C#	hard · barre on fret 3
0 8 5 0 4 6	– 4 2 – 1 3	G# B C# C# A E	hard
0 6 5 0 6 6	– 2 1 – 3 4	G# A C# C# B E	medium
0 6 0 0 6 6	– 1 – – 2 3	G# A G# C# B E	easy
x 8 0 7 8 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	x B G# G# C# A	hard
8 8 0 8 8 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	E B G# A C# x	medium
x 10 12 10 11 11	– 1 4 1 2 3	x C# G# B E A	medium · 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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.