Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 2 1 1	– 1 – 4 2 3	x A C# G# B E	medium
6 3 x 2 3 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	A B x G# C# x	hard
6 3 3 3 3 5	3 1 1 1 1 2	A B E A C# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 7 5 6 5	2 1 4 1 3 1	A C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 5
6 x 0 10 10 8	1 – – 3 4 2	A x C# E G# B	hard
x x 8 7 10 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x A C# G# B	medium
8 8 8 10 10 10	1 1 1 2 3 4	B E A E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 12 10 10 11 10	1 3 1 1 2 1	C# G# B E A C#	medium · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 2 1 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	x A C# G# B x	easy
x 3 x 2 3 6	– 2 – 1 3 4	x B x G# C# A	hard
6 3 3 5 3 5	4 1 1 2 1 3	A B E B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 7 5 6 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	A C# G# B E x	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 0 x 10 8	1 2 – – 4 3	A E C# x G# B	hard
8 0 8 7 x x	2 – 3 1 – –	B G# A C# x x	easy
10 8 8 10 10 8	2 1 1 3 4 1	C# E A E G# B	medium · barre on fret 8
x 0 10 10 11 10	– – 1 1 2 1	x G# B E A C#	easy · barre on fret 10

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 – Half Step Down (Eb) 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

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.