Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 5 4 6	– – 1 3 2 4	x A E B C# G#	hard
2 2 2 3 4 6	1 1 1 2 3 4	E B E A C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 0 6 5 4 6	– – 3 2 1 4	x A G# B C# G#	medium
9 0 6 7 7 6	4 – 1 2 3 1	B A G# C# E G#	medium · barre on fret 6
7 7 7 7 11 9	1 1 1 1 3 2	A E A C# G# B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 0 9 10 11 9	3 – 1 2 4 1	C# A B E G# B	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 6 5 4 2	– – 4 3 2 1	x A G# B C# E	hard
2 2 6 3 4 2	1 1 4 2 3 1	E B G# A C# E	hard · barre on fret 2
7 4 6 5 4 x	4 1 3 2 1 –	A C# G# B C# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 6 7 7 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x A G# C# E B	medium
7 7 9 7 11 7	1 1 2 1 3 1	A E B C# G# A	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 10 11 11	– – 1 2 3 4	x A B E G# C#	medium
2 4 2 5 0 6	1 2 1 3 – 4	E C# E B A G#	hard · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 3 2 6	1 3 1 2 1 4	E C# E A B G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 0 6 5 4 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x A G# B C# x	medium
x 0 9 7 7 6	– – 4 2 3 1	x A B C# E G#	medium

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 D 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 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.