Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 3 2 x	– 4 1 3 2 –	x A C# G# B x	medium
x 4 x 3 4 6	– 2 – 1 3 4	x A x G# C# B	hard
x 4 8 4 4 6	– 1 3 1 1 2	x A G# A C# B	hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 8 6 0 8	4 1 2 1 – 3	A B G# B A C#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 11 8 11 8	2 1 3 1 4 1	A C# B C# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 4 1 x 2 3	– 4 1 – 2 3	x A C# x B G#	hard
x 4 x 6 4 3	– 2 – 4 3 1	x A x B C# G#	hard
x 4 8 6 4 4	– 1 3 2 1 1	x A G# B C# A	hard · barre on fret 4
9 6 8 8 0 x	4 1 2 3 – –	A B G# C# A x	medium
9 8 11 8 11 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	A C# B C# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
1 3 1 4 2 x	1 3 1 4 2 –	C# G# C# A B x	medium · barre on fret 1
x 3 x 4 4 6	– 1 – 2 3 4	x G# x A C# B	hard
x 4 8 6 4 6	– 1 4 2 1 3	x A G# B C# B	hard · barre on fret 4
9 8 8 6 0 x	4 2 3 1 – –	A C# G# B A x	medium
9 x 11 8 11 8	2 – 3 1 4 1	A x B C# G# C#	hard · barre on fret 8
1 4 1 3 2 x	1 4 1 3 2 –	C# A C# G# B x	medium · barre on fret 1

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.