A9b5 Guitar Chord Chart and Fingering

A 9b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The A9b5 chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, diminished Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Major Ninth

This chord is also known as:

  • A Dominant Ninth Flat Five
  • A 9-5
  • A 9(b5)
  • A Dom9b5
  • A9b5

The notes in the A Dominant Ninth Flat five chord are A, C#, Eb, G, and B

A 9b5 chord Notes:

AC#EbGB

Tones in the Dominant Ninth Flat five chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

A Dominant Ninth Flat five Guitar Chord Voicings

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Position 1
Open

A 9b5 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreOpen

A 9b5 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreMovable

A 9b5 position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 9b5 | D 9b5 | E 9b5 | F 9b5 | G 9b5 | A 9b5 | B 9b5 | C#9b5 | D#9b5 | F#9b5 | G#9b5 | A#9b5

How to build the A 9b5 chord on guitar

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7
1
9
3
b7
1
9
3
b5
b7