How to play A9: a dominant 9th built on A, with 5 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to A. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | A | E | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 5 | b7 | 9 |
A9 is a dominant 9th with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, C#, E, G, B. This voicing does without the 3rd, which changes the character more noticeably.
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