Chord

A# Major 9

  • A#maj9
  • A#M9
  • A#Δ9
  • A#major9
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Notes and intervals
A#M3C##m3E#M3G##m3B#
Extends
A# Major 7

A# Major 9, written A#maj9, is built from A#, C##, E#, G## and B#: the root, major 3rd, 5th, major 7th and 9th.

Its 3rd and 7th, C## and G##, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Major

    A# Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  2. Mode of Major

    A# Lydian

Voicings All 8