Ukulele chord · Ninths
A♯ minor 9th chord on ukulele
3044 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A♯m9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Silky minor sound heard all over neo-soul and jazz.
- Notes
- A♯C♯E♯G♯B♯
- Formula
- 1♭35♭79
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): 3rd fret, index finger (1) A♯
- 3rd string (C): play open B♯
- 2nd string (E): 4th fret, middle finger (2) G♯
- 1st string (A): 4th fret, ring finger (3) C♯
Tablature
A|--4---| E|--4---| C|--0---| G|--3---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A♯m9 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing A♯m9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual A♯m9 shape is 3044, using three fingers.
Notice the E♯ in A♯m9 (A♯ C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–C–E–G–B), so the perfect 5th has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
