Amaj9
Amaj9
A Maj9
Advanced
Major
Extended
Major 9th chord - extended from maj7
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
A
RootC#
Major 3rdE
Perfect 5thG#
Major 7thB
Major 9thInterval Details
A
Root
C#
Major 3rd
E
Perfect 5th
G#
Major 7th
B
Major 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7M - 9M
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
A - C# - E - G# - B
Bass: AInversion 1
C# - E - G# - B - A
Bass: C#Inversion 2
E - G# - B - A - C#
Bass: EInversion 3
G# - B - A - C# - E
Bass: G#Inversion 4
B - A - C# - E - G#
Bass: BCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Amaj9 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Amaj9
Amaj13
AM7add13
Amaj9#11
AM13#11
Simplified
A5
AM
Amaj7
Asus2
AMadd9
Alternate Symbols
Amaj9
AΔ9
A^9
Tags
extended
major
Piano
Guitar
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Ukulele
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