A maj9 Chord on Tenor Guitar
Play A maj9 on Tenor Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A maj9 chord is a major extended chord that stacks ninths, elevenths, or thirteenths over a major-seventh foundation for a rich, jazzy color. It is built from the notes A, B, C#, E, G#. This page shows how to play A maj9 on Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the A string open and takes the rest at fret 6, reaching across 4 frets. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from G#3 up to B4.
It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.