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Bmaj9 guitar chord

B major 9. Notes: B D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯.
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Easy shape

Beginner
××2143–EBAD♯DA♯GC♯B–e

A-shape · fret 2 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 2. Place your first finger on fret 1 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

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

Hard
1122347frBEF♯AA♯DD♯GF♯BC♯e

E-shape · fret 7 · Full & movable

Root on the 6th string at fret 7. Set your first finger across fret 7 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E fret 7, finger 1 (B)
  2. A fret 9, finger 3 (F♯)
  3. D fret 8, finger 2 (A♯)
  4. G fret 8, finger 2 (D♯)
  5. B fret 7, finger 1 (F♯)
  6. High E fret 9, finger 4 (C♯)
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