A#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#maj9

Major 9

Notes:A# · D · F · A · C

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 x 1 1 0 2	3 – 1 2 – 4	A# x A D F C	hard
2 2 6 4 4 2	1 1 4 2 3 1	A# F D F A C	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 4 4 4	– 2 1 1 1 1	x A# C F A D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 5 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x C D A A# A#	hard
x 7 6 8 7 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A# D A C A#	medium
x 7 x 11 9 11	– 1 – 3 2 4	x A# x C D A	hard
x 9 9 8 9 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C F A D A#	medium
9 9 9 9 9 11	1 1 1 1 1 2	F C F A# D A	medium · barre on fret 9
1 2 2 1 0 2	1 2 3 1 – 4	A F A# D F C	medium · barre on fret 1
2 x 4 x 4 4	1 – 2 – 3 4	A# x C x A D	hard
x 7 4 8 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	x A# C A A D	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 5 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x C D A A# x	hard
x 7 6 8 7 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A# D A C x	medium
x 11 9 8 7 0	– 4 3 2 1 –	x D F A C A#	hard
9 9 x 8 9 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	F C x A D A#	hard
x 9 9 9 9 11	– 1 1 1 1 2	x C F A# D A	medium · barre on fret 9

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 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 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 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 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.