Amaj9 Guitar Chord | How To Create and Play the A Major Ninth chord

A maj9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

This chord is made up of the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Seventh, and Major Ninth

The A Major Ninth chord is spelled in the following ways:

  • A Major Ninth
  • A Maj9
  • A Major 9
  • Amaj9

The A Major Ninth chord is composed of the notes A, C#, E, G#, and B

Notes of the A maj9 chord:

AC#EG#B

How to create the Major Ninth chord:

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Guitar Patterns for the Amaj9 chord

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Position 1
Open

A maj9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
Open

A maj9 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreOpen

A maj9 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
BarreMovable

A maj9 position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C maj9 | D maj9 | E maj9 | F maj9 | G maj9 | A maj9 | B maj9 | C#maj9 | D#maj9 | F#maj9 | G#maj9 | A#maj9

Create your A maj9 chord shapes

This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.

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