Bmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj9

Major 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A# · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 3 3 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B C# A# D# x	medium
x 2 x 6 3 6	– 1 – 3 2 4	x B x C# D# A#	hard
6 4 3 3 3 6	3 2 1 1 1 4	B C# D# A# D# A#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 4 x 8 x 6	2 1 – 4 – 3	B C# x D# x A#	hard
5 6 x 6 x 7	1 2 – 3 – 4	A# D# x C# x B	hard
6 6 6 6 6 6	1 1 1 1 1 1	B D# F# C# F# A#	easy · barre on fret 6
8 x x 8 10 7	2 – – 3 4 1	C# x x D# A# B	hard
x x 11 8 10 9	– – 4 1 3 2	x x B D# A# C#	medium
10 x 10 x 11 9	2 – 3 – 4 1	D# x A# x B C#	hard
x 2 3 3 1 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x B D# A# C# x	medium
x 2 3 6 x 6	– 1 2 3 – 4	x B D# C# x A#	hard
6 4 3 3 3 x	3 2 1 1 1 –	B C# D# A# D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 4 x 8 x 7	2 1 – 4 – 3	A# C# x D# x B	hard
6 6 6 6 10 6	1 1 1 1 2 1	B D# F# C# A# A#	hard · barre on fret 6
8 x 10 8 x 7	2 – 4 3 – 1	C# x A# D# x B	hard
8 9 10 8 11 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	C# F# A# D# B x	medium · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A#, C#. 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 Bmaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
7	11	A#
9	14	C#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9

See Bmaj9 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 Bmaj9 chord?

Bmaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes B, 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.