Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 2 1 1 1 0	3 2 1 1 1 –	A B C# G# C# E	medium · barre on fret 1
4 2 x 6 x 4	2 1 – 4 – 3	A B x C# x G#	hard
3 4 x 4 x 5	1 2 – 3 – 4	G# C# x B x A	hard
4 4 4 4 4 4	1 1 1 1 1 1	A C# E B E G#	easy · barre on fret 4
6 0 x 6 8 5	2 – – 3 4 1	B A x C# G# A	hard
6 0 8 6 8 0	1 – 3 2 4 –	B A G# C# G# E	medium
8 0 8 x 8 7	2 – 3 – 4 1	C# A G# x G# B	hard
8 0 8 9 11 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	C# A G# E B E	medium
11 11 9 9 11 9	2 3 1 1 4 1	E G# A E B C#	medium · barre on fret 9
4 0 1 4 1 4	2 – 1 3 1 4	A A C# B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
3 2 x 6 x 5	2 1 – 4 – 3	G# B x C# x A	hard
6 0 4 6 4 4	2 – 1 3 1 1	B A E C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 0 8 6 x 5	2 – 4 3 – 1	B A G# C# x A	hard
x 0 8 6 8 7	– – 3 1 4 2	x A G# C# G# B	medium
8 0 x 9 8 7	2 – – 4 3 1	C# A x E G# B	hard
8 0 11 9 8 0	1 – 4 3 2 –	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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.