Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 x 1 1 0 2	3 – 1 2 – 4	A x G# C# E B	hard
2 2 6 4 4 2	1 1 4 2 3 1	A E C# E G# B	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 4 4 4	– 2 1 1 1 1	x A B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 5 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x B C# G# A A	hard
x 7 6 8 7 0	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A C# G# B A	medium
x 7 x 11 9 11	– 1 – 3 2 4	x A x B C# G#	hard
x 9 9 8 9 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	x B E G# C# A	medium
9 9 9 9 9 11	1 1 1 1 1 2	E B E A C# G#	medium · barre on fret 9
1 2 2 1 0 2	1 2 3 1 – 4	G# E A C# E B	medium · barre on fret 1
2 x 4 x 4 4	1 – 2 – 3 4	A x B x G# C#	hard
x 7 4 8 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	x A B G# G# C#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 5 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x B C# G# A x	hard
x 7 6 8 7 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x A C# G# B x	medium
x 11 9 8 7 0	– 4 3 2 1 –	x C# E G# B A	hard
9 9 x 8 9 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	E B x G# C# A	hard
x 9 9 9 9 11	– 1 1 1 1 2	x B E A C# G#	medium · 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 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-E-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.