Ukulele chord · Ninths
A♯ major 9th chord on ukulele
5555 · Barre · 5th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play A♯maj9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Rich and dreamy; the major 7th extended with a 9th.
- Notes
- A♯C𝄪E♯G𝄪B♯
- Formula
- 13579
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Barre · 5th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 4 strings at the 5th fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): 5th fret, held by the barre B♯
- 3rd string (C): 5th fret, held by the barre E♯
- 2nd string (E): 5th fret, held by the barre G𝄪
- 1st string (A): 5th fret, held by the barre C𝄪
Tablature
A|--5---| E|--5---| C|--5---| G|--5---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every A♯maj9 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♯maj9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual A♯maj9 shape is 5555, with the index finger barring all four strings at the 5th fret. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
Notice the C𝄪 in A♯maj9 (A♯ C𝄪 E♯ G𝄪 B♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–C–E–G–B), so the major 3rd has to be written C𝄪 rather than D — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
