Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

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

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.