Bmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj9

Major 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A# · C#

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 3 1 2 5	1 1 3 1 2 4	C# F# D# F# B A#	hard · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 5 4 x	– 4 1 3 2 –	x B D# A# C# x	medium
x 6 x 5 6 8	– 2 – 1 3 4	x B x A# D# C#	hard
x 6 10 6 6 8	– 1 3 1 1 2	x B A# B D# C#	hard · barre on fret 6
11 8 10 10 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	B C# A# D# x x	medium
1 1 3 5 2 1	1 1 3 4 2 1	C# F# D# A# B F#	hard · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 x 4 5	– 4 1 – 2 3	x B D# x C# A#	hard
x 6 x 8 6 5	– 2 – 4 3 1	x B x C# D# A#	hard
x 6 10 8 6 6	– 1 3 2 1 1	x B A# C# D# B	hard · barre on fret 6
11 10 10 8 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	B D# A# C# x x	medium
1 5 3 1 2 1	1 4 3 1 2 1	C# A# D# F# B F#	hard · barre on fret 1
3 5 3 6 4 x	1 3 1 4 2 –	D# A# D# B C# x	medium · barre on fret 3
x 5 x 6 6 8	– 1 – 2 3 4	x A# x B D# C#	hard
x 6 10 8 6 8	– 1 4 2 1 3	x B A# C# D# C#	hard · barre on fret 6
11 8 10 8 x 10	4 1 2 1 – 3	B C# A# C# x D#	hard · barre on fret 8
3 1 1 1 2 5	3 1 1 1 2 4	D# F# C# F# B A#	hard · barre on fret 1

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A#, C#. 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 Bmaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
7	11	A#
9	14	C#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9

See Bmaj9 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 Bmaj9 chord?

Bmaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes B, 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.