Bmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

✕21111BC#F#A#D#
Bmaj9
Major 9
Notes:B · D# · F# · A# · C#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBD#F#A#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 4 1 1 1 1– 2 1 1 1 1x B C# F# A# D#medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 5 2 x– 4 2 3 1 –x C# D# A# B xhard
x 4 3 5 4 x– 2 1 4 3 –x B D# A# C# xmedium
x 4 x 8 6 8– 1 – 3 2 4x B x C# D# A#hard
9 6 x 5 6 x4 2 – 1 3 –B C# x A# D# xhard
9 6 6 6 6 83 1 1 1 1 2B C# F# B D# A#medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 10 8 9 82 1 4 1 3 1B D# A# C# F# A#medium · barre on fret 8
9 x 10 10 x 111 – 2 3 – 4B x A# D# x C#hard
x 4 1 5 1 1– 2 1 3 1 1x B C# A# A# D#hard · barre on fret 1
x 3 3 6 4 x– 1 2 4 3 –x A# D# B C# xmedium
x 8 x 6 4 8– 3 – 2 1 4x D# x B C# A#hard
x 6 x 5 6 9– 2 – 1 3 4x C# x A# D# Bhard
9 6 6 8 6 84 1 1 2 1 3B C# F# C# D# A#medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 10 8 9 x2 1 4 1 3 –B D# A# C# F# xmedium · barre on fret 8
11 x 10 10 x 94 – 2 3 – 1C# x A# D# x Bhard
x 4 1 5 2 1– 3 1 4 2 1x B C# A# B D#hard · barre on fret 1

The Bmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A#, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D) 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
34D#
57F#
711A#
914C#

More B chords

Other roots

See Bmaj9 in another tuning

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.