Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 4 1 4	– 2 1 3 1 4	x A C# B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 4 4 6 8 5	1 1 1 3 4 2	E B E C# G# A	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 9 6 8 7	– – 4 1 3 2	x x A C# G# B	medium
9 x 8 x 11 9	2 – 1 – 4 3	A x G# x B C#	hard
x 2 x 4 1 4	– 2 – 3 1 4	x A x B C# G#	hard
4 4 8 6 4 5	1 1 4 3 1 2	E B G# C# E A	hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 8 6 x 7	4 1 3 1 – 2	A C# G# C# x B	hard · barre on fret 6
9 x 11 x 8 9	2 – 4 – 1 3	A x B x G# C#	hard
x 2 1 4 x 4	– 2 1 3 – 4	x A C# B x G#	hard
4 6 4 4 8 5	1 3 1 1 4 2	E C# E B G# A	hard · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 6 9 7	– 1 3 1 4 2	x C# G# C# A B	medium · barre on fret 6
8 x 9 x 11 9	1 – 2 – 4 3	G# x A x B C#	hard
1 2 1 4 1 4	1 2 1 3 1 4	C# A C# B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 6 8 4 4 5	1 3 4 1 1 2	E C# G# B E A	hard · barre on fret 4
x 6 9 6 8 7	– 1 4 1 3 2	x C# A C# G# B	medium · barre on fret 6
8 x 11 x 9 9	1 – 4 – 2 3	G# x B x A C#	hard

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 – Open C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.