A#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#maj9

Major 9

Notes:A# · D · F · A · C

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 5 3 2 1	– 1 4 3 2 1	x A# A C D F	hard · barre on fret 1
x x 6 3 2 5	– – 4 2 1 3	x x A# C D A	hard
6 3 5 5 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	A# C A D x x	medium
6 5 5 5 0 6	2 1 1 1 – 3	A# D A D C A#	easy · barre on fret 5
6 8 6 0 0 10	1 2 1 – – 3	A# F A# A C D	hard · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	C F C A A# D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 1 5 0 5	– 1 2 3 – 4	x A# F D C A	hard
6 x 5 3 2 x	4 – 3 2 1 –	A# x A C D x	hard
6 5 5 3 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	A# D A C x x	medium
6 5 5 5 0 x	2 1 1 1 – –	A# D A D C x	easy · barre on fret 5
6 8 8 0 0 10	1 2 3 – – 4	A# F C A C D	hard
10 0 8 8 10 8	2 – 1 1 3 1	D A C F A# C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 5 5 0 1	– 1 3 4 – 2	x A# A D C F	hard
6 3 5 x 2 x	4 2 3 – 1 –	A# C A x D x	hard
6 3 x 5 x 5	4 1 – 2 – 3	A# C x D x A	hard
6 5 5 5 5 8	2 1 1 1 1 3	A# D A D F C	medium · barre on fret 5

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A#maj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes A#, D, F, A, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open Am 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 A#maj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

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

More A# chords

A#A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#9 A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus2 A#sus4 A#add9 A#m9 A#5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 Bmaj9

See A#maj9 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the A#maj9 chord?

A#maj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes A#, 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.