A major 9th chord on guitar (Amaj9)

A major 9th is played at the 4th fret as 5 4 6 4 5 4: barre your index finger across fret 4, middle finger on the low E string at fret 5, pinky finger on the D string at fret 6 and ring finger on the B string at fret 5.

Tip — The index barre must fret the A, G, and high e strings cleanly while the pinky reaches fret 6 on the D string.

A major 9th is played at the 4th fret as × 4 6 4 5 5: barre your index finger across fret 4, pinky finger on the D string at fret 6, middle finger on the B string at fret 5 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 5. The low E string stays muted.

A major 9th is played at the 7th fret as 9 7 7 9 9 7: barre your index finger across fret 7, middle finger on the low E string at fret 9, ring finger on the G string at fret 9 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 9.

A major 9th is played at the 9th fret as 9 11 9 9 10 9: barre your index finger across fret 9, pinky finger on the A string at fret 11 and ring finger on the B string at fret 10.

A major 9th is played at the 2nd fret as 4 2 2 2 2 4: barre your index finger across fret 2, ring finger on the low E string at fret 4 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 4.