Bmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj9

Major 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A# · C#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 Am E-A-E-A-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.