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

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#maj9

Major 9

Notes:A# · D · F · A · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 3 3 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x A# C A D x	medium
x 4 3 6 3 6	– 2 1 3 1 4	x A# D C D A	medium · barre on fret 3
6 6 6 8 10 7	1 1 1 3 4 2	F C F D A A#	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 10 9	– – 4 1 3 2	x x A# D A C	medium
x 4 3 3 1 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x A# D A C x	medium
x 4 x 6 3 6	– 2 – 3 1 4	x A# x C D A	hard
6 6 10 8 6 7	1 1 4 3 1 2	F C A D F A#	hard · barre on fret 6
11 8 10 8 x 9	4 1 3 1 – 2	A# D A D x C	hard · barre on fret 8
1 3 1 4 3 x	1 2 1 4 3 –	C A C A# D x	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 3 6 x 6	– 2 1 3 – 4	x A# D C x A	hard
6 8 6 6 10 7	1 3 1 1 4 2	F D F C A A#	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 8 11 9	– 1 3 1 4 2	x D A D A# C	medium · barre on fret 8
1 3 3 4 1 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	C A D A# C x	medium · barre on fret 1
3 4 3 6 3 6	1 2 1 3 1 4	D A# D C D A	medium · barre on fret 3
6 8 10 6 6 7	1 3 4 1 1 2	F D A C F A#	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 11 8 10 9	– 1 4 1 3 2	x D A# D A C	medium · barre on fret 8

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 B 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#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.