Amaj9 chord on 8-String Guitar

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

○○○21113ABEAEAC#G#
Amaj9
Major 9
Notes:A · C# · E · G# · B
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEBC#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 0 0 0 2 2 2 42 – – – 1 1 1 3A B E A E A C# G#medium · barre on fret 2
3 2 4 2 2 2 2 42 1 3 1 1 1 1 4A C# G# B E A C# G#medium · barre on fret 2
3 x 4 4 x 4 x x1 – 2 3 – 4 – –A x G# C# x B x xhard
x x 5 4 6 4 0 0– – 2 1 3 1 – –x x A C# G# B B Emedium · barre on fret 4
x x 5 0 6 6 0 5– – 1 – 3 4 – 2x x A A G# C# B Amedium
x x x 0 6 6 0 0– – – – 1 2 – –x x x A G# C# B Eeasy
x x 9 0 7 9 9 7– – 2 – 1 3 4 1x x C# A A E G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x 0 9 9 9 9– – – – 1 1 1 1x x x A B E G# C#easy · barre on fret 9
x 10 12 11 11 x 0 0– 1 4 2 3 – – –x A E G# C# x B Ehard
3 0 0 0 2 4 2 42 – – – 1 3 1 4A B E A E B C# G#medium · barre on fret 2
3 2 4 2 2 2 2 x2 1 3 1 1 1 1 –A C# G# B E A C# xmedium · barre on fret 2
3 x 7 4 6 x x x1 – 4 2 3 – – –A x B C# G# x x xhard
x x 5 4 6 4 5 0– – 2 1 4 1 3 –x x A C# G# B E Emedium · barre on fret 4
x x 5 0 6 6 0 0– – 1 – 2 3 – –x x A A G# C# B Eeasy
x x 7 0 6 6 0 7– – 3 – 1 2 – 4x x B A G# C# B Bmedium
x 10 7 7 7 x 9 9– 4 1 1 1 – 2 3x A B E A x G# C#hard · barre on fret 7

The Amaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
57E
711G#
914B

More A chords

Other roots

See Amaj9 in another tuning

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.