Bmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj9

Major 9

Notes:B · D# · F# · A# · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 2 1 1	– 1 – 4 2 3	x B D# A# C# F#	medium
6 3 x 2 3 x	4 2 – 1 3 –	B C# x A# D# x	hard
6 3 3 3 3 5	3 1 1 1 1 2	B C# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 7 5 6 5	2 1 4 1 3 1	B D# A# C# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 5
6 x 0 10 10 8	1 – – 3 4 2	B x D# F# A# C#	hard
x x 8 7 10 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x B D# A# C#	medium
8 8 8 10 10 10	1 1 1 2 3 4	C# F# B F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 12 10 10 11 10	1 3 1 1 2 1	D# A# C# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 10
x 1 0 2 1 x	– 1 – 3 2 –	x B D# A# C# x	easy
x 3 x 2 3 6	– 2 – 1 3 4	x C# x A# D# B	hard
6 3 3 5 3 5	4 1 1 2 1 3	B C# F# C# D# A#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 5 7 5 6 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	B D# A# C# F# x	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 0 x 10 8	1 2 – – 4 3	B F# D# x A# C#	hard
8 0 8 7 x x	2 – 3 1 – –	C# A# B D# x x	easy
10 8 8 10 10 8	2 1 1 3 4 1	D# F# B F# A# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 0 10 10 11 10	– – 1 1 2 1	x A# C# F# B D#	easy · barre on fret 10

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 – Plus 1 (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#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F 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 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.