Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 2 5 2 4	3 – 1 4 1 2	A A E B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
5 2 2 2 2 4	3 1 1 1 1 2	A B E G# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 4 6 3 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	B C# G# A x x	hard
5 4 6 5 0 0	2 1 4 3 – –	A C# G# B B E	medium
5 7 6 7 0 0	1 3 2 4 – –	A E G# C# B E	medium
7 0 6 7 0 7	2 – 1 3 – 4	B A G# C# B B	medium
9 0 7 7 9 7	2 – 1 1 3 1	C# A A C# G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 10 9 9	– – 1 2 1 1	x A B E G# C#	easy · barre on fret 9
5 2 2 2 2 0	2 1 1 1 1 –	A B E G# C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
5 2 2 2 2 5	2 1 1 1 1 3	A B E G# C# A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 6 3 x 7	– 2 3 1 – 4	x C# G# A x B	hard
5 4 6 7 0 0	2 1 3 4 – –	A C# G# C# B E	medium
7 0 6 7 5 0	3 – 2 4 1 –	B A G# C# E E	medium
7 0 6 7 0 0	2 – 1 3 – –	B A G# C# B E	easy
9 0 9 7 9 7	2 – 3 1 4 1	C# A B C# G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 10 9 0	1 – 2 4 3 –	C# A B E G# E	medium

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 – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

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.