Amaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Amaj9

Major 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B

mediumbarre on fret 4

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Amaj9 shapes as text

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