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

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) 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 3 0 2 2 1	– 4 – 2 3 1	x A# C A D F	medium
x 3 2 5 2 5	– 2 1 3 1 4	x A# D C D A	medium · barre on fret 2
5 5 5 7 9 6	1 1 1 3 4 2	F C F D A A#	hard · barre on fret 5
10 x 0 7 9 6	4 – – 2 3 1	A# x C D A A#	hard
10 7 9 7 0 8	4 1 3 1 – 2	A# D A D C C	medium · barre on fret 7
10 x 0 10 9 10	2 – – 3 1 4	A# x C F A D	hard
x 3 2 2 0 1	– 4 2 3 – 1	x A# D A C F	medium
x 3 x 5 2 5	– 2 – 3 1 4	x A# x C D A	hard
5 5 9 7 5 6	1 1 4 3 1 2	F C A D F A#	hard · barre on fret 5
10 x 9 7 0 6	4 – 3 2 – 1	A# x A D C A#	hard
10 7 9 7 0 10	3 1 2 1 – 4	A# D A D C D	medium · barre on fret 7
10 x 9 10 0 10	2 – 1 3 – 4	A# x A F C D	hard
x 3 0 2 2 x	– 3 – 1 2 –	x A# C A D x	easy
x 3 2 5 x 5	– 2 1 3 – 4	x A# D C x A	hard
5 7 5 5 9 6	1 3 1 1 4 2	F D F C A A#	hard · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 x 9 6	4 2 – – 3 1	A# D C x A A#	hard

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 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 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 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 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.