Guitar chord · Ninths
B major 9th chord on guitar
x2132x · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Bmaj9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Rich and dreamy; the major 7th extended with a 9th.
- Notes
- BD♯F♯A♯C♯
- Formula
- 13579
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 1st fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) B
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♯
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) A♯
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) C♯
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--2---| G|--3---| D|--1---| A|--2---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bmaj9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Bmaj9 on guitar
On guitar, the usual Bmaj9 shape is x2132x at the 1st fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other major 9th chords. Don’t strum the low E and high E strings.
