A#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

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

Root

Type

Tuning

A#maj9

Major 9

Notes:A# · D · F · A · C

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 2 0 0	– 2 – 1 – –	x A# D A C D	easy
x x 8 5 9 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x x A# C A D	hard
10 7 7 7 9 10	3 1 1 1 2 4	A# D A D A C	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 0 10 9 8	– 3 – 4 2 1	C F D F A A#	medium
10 x 0 10 9 10	2 – – 3 1 4	A# x D F A C	hard
x 3 0 2 0 3	– 2 – 1 – 3	x A# D A C F	easy
5 5 7 7 5 8	1 1 2 3 1 4	F C A D F A#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 7 7 10 10	2 1 1 1 3 4	A# D A D A# C	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 8 10 9 0	– 3 1 4 2 –	C F A# F A D	medium
10 x 10 10 9 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	A# x C F A D	hard
x 3 3 2 0 0	– 2 3 1 – –	x A# F A C D	easy
5 5 8 7 5 7	1 1 4 2 1 3	F C A# D F A	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 10 7 9 7	3 1 4 1 2 1	A# D C D A A	medium · barre on fret 7
9 10 0 10 0 8	2 3 – 4 – 1	A F D F C A#	medium
10 10 0 x 9 10	2 3 – – 1 4	A# F D x A C	hard
x 3 0 2 0 x	– 2 – 1 – –	x A# D A C x	easy

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 – 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 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 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 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.