A#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#maj9

Major 9

Notes:A# · D · F · A · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#maj9 shapes as text

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

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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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 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.