Bmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj9

Major 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A# · C#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 0 2 6 6	– 1 – 2 3 4	x B C# F# D# A#	hard
x 2 2 2 4 6	– 1 1 1 2 3	x B D# F# C# A#	hard · barre on fret 2
7 4 0 6 6 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	B C# C# A# D# x	medium
7 6 0 6 6 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	B D# C# A# D# x	medium
7 x 9 9 x 11	1 – 2 3 – 4	B x A# C# x D#	hard
x 2 0 6 6 2	– 1 – 3 4 2	x B C# A# D# F#	hard
x 2 2 6 4 2	– 1 1 3 2 1	x B D# A# C# F#	hard · barre on fret 2
7 6 0 6 4 x	4 2 – 3 1 –	B D# C# A# C# x	medium
7 6 9 6 6 9	2 1 3 1 1 4	B D# A# A# D# C#	medium · barre on fret 6
7 x 9 11 x 9	1 – 2 4 – 3	B x A# D# x C#	hard
x 2 0 6 6 6	– 1 – 2 3 4	x B C# A# D# A#	hard
x 2 2 6 4 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x B D# A# C# x	hard
7 4 0 x 6 6	4 1 – – 2 3	B C# C# x D# A#	hard
7 6 9 9 6 6	2 1 3 4 1 1	B D# A# C# D# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 x 9 7 x 11	2 – 3 1 – 4	C# x A# B x D#	hard
x 2 0 6 6 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x B C# A# D# x	hard

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-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.