Guitar chord · Ninths
A dominant 9th chord on guitar
x02423 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A dominant 7th with an added 9th — funky and full.
- Notes
- AC♯EGB
- Formula
- 135♭79
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): 2nd fret, index finger (1) E
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) B
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) C♯
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--2---| G|--4---| D|--2---| A|--0---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing A9 on guitar
On guitar, A9 has an open-position shape, x02423, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
