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Amaj9 guitar chord

A major 9. Notes: A C♯ E G♯ B.
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Easy shape

Hard
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E-shape · fret 5 · Full & movable

Root on the 6th string at fret 5. Set your first finger across fret 5 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E fret 5, finger 1 (A)
  2. A fret 7, finger 3 (E)
  3. D fret 6, finger 2 (G♯)
  4. G fret 6, finger 2 (C♯)
  5. B fret 5, finger 1 (E)
  6. High E fret 7, finger 4 (B)
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02

Harder shape

Intermediate
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A-shape · fret 12 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 12. Place your first finger on fret 11 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A fret 12, finger 2 (A)
  3. D fret 11, finger 1 (C♯)
  4. G fret 13, finger 4 (G♯)
  5. B fret 12, finger 3 (B)
  6. High E muted: don’t play it
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