Guitar chord · Sixths & added
A♯ minor added 9th chord on guitar
688668 · Barre · 6th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A♯m(add9) on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Minor with a wistful, shimmering 9th on top.
- Notes
- A♯C♯E♯B♯
- Formula
- 1♭359
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 6th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 6th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 6th fret, held by the barre A♯
- 5th string (A): 8th fret, middle finger (2) E♯
- 4th string (D): 8th fret, ring finger (3) A♯
- 3rd string (G): 6th fret, held by the barre C♯
- 2nd string (B): 6th fret, held by the barre E♯
- 1st string (high E): 8th fret, pinky finger (4) B♯
Tablature
e|--8---| B|--6---| G|--6---| D|--8---| A|--8---| E|--6---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A♯m(add9) 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 A♯m(add9) on guitar
There’s no open-string way to play A♯m(add9) on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 6th fret (688668). While you build strength, you can play just the top four strings of the same shape (xx8668).
Notice the E♯ in A♯m(add9) (A♯ C♯ E♯ B♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–C–E–B), so the perfect 5th has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
