Easy Ways To Play The A9 Guitar Chord

A 9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The A Dominant Ninth chord is made up of the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Major Ninth

Name variations for this chord:

  • A Dominant Ninth
  • A Dom9
  • A9

This chord is composed of the notes A, C#, E, G, and B

Notes of the A 9 chord:

AC#EGB

Tones in the Dominant Ninth chord:

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

A9 Guitar Chord Shapes

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Position 1
Open

A 9 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
BarreOpen

A 9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreOpen

A 9 position 3 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

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

How to create your own A 9 chord fingerings

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

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b7
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9
3
5
b7
1
9
3
5
b7
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9
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b7
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9
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b7
1
9
3
5
b7
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9
3
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b7
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9
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b7
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b7