Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

Bmaj9

B major ninth

Left-handed

Open

E♭

F♯

B♭

C♯

× 4 1 3 0 24 fingers

E♭

F♯

B♭

C♯

2 4 1 3 0 ×4 fingers

✕✕

E♭

B♭

C♯

× 4 1 3 0 ×3 fingers

1st position

✕✕

E♭

C♯

B♭

× 2 1 3 2 ×4 fingers

B♭

E♭

C♯

F♯

× 1 1 4 2 2barre · 4 fingers

B♭

E♭

F♯

C♯

2 1 1 4 2 ×barre · 4 fingers

4th position

4fr

C♯

F♯

E♭

B♭

7 4 4 4 4 6barre · 3 fingers

4fr

C♯

F♯

E♭

C♯

B♭

7 4 4 6 4 6barre · 4 fingers

4fr

C♯

F♯

E♭

B♭

6 4 4 4 4 6barre · 3 fingers

6th position

6fr

E♭

C♯

B♭

F♯

B♭

7 6 8 6 7 6barre · 4 fingers

6fr

E♭

C♯

B♭

F♯

7 6 9 6 7 6barre · 4 fingers

6fr

E♭

C♯

F♯

B♭

7 6 8 6 7 ×barre · 4 fingers

7th position

7fr

F♯

B♭

E♭

C♯

7 × 8 8 7 9barre · 4 fingers

7fr

F♯

B♭

E♭

C♯

9 × 8 8 7 7barre · 4 fingers

7fr

B♭

E♭

C♯

7 × 8 8 0 94 fingers

8th position

✕✕

8fr

E♭

C♯

B♭

× × 9 8 11 94 fingers

8fr

B♭

E♭

F♯

C♯

× 9 8 8 0 94 fingers

8fr

B♭

E♭

C♯

F♯

9 9 8 8 0 ×4 fingers

9th position

9fr

C♯

F♯

B♭

E♭

9 9 9 11 11 11barre · 4 fingers

9fr

F♯

C♯

E♭

F♯

B♭

11 9 9 11 11 9barre · 4 fingers

9fr

C♯

F♯

B♭

E♭

9 9 9 × 11 11barre · 3 fingers

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