A#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#9

Dominant 9

Notes:A# · D · F · G# · C

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 2	1 1 1 1 1 2	F C F A# D G#	easy · barre on fret 1
6 3 x 3 x 2	4 2 – 3 – 1	A# D x C x G#	hard
6 3 4 3 4 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	A# D G# C F x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 4 5 4 6	3 – 1 2 1 4	A# x G# D F C	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 6 5 7 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x A# D G# C	medium
6 6 10 8 7 6	1 1 4 3 2 1	A# F D F G# C	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 7 8	– 4 2 – 1 3	x A# C x G# D	hard
x 11 8 11 9 8	– 3 1 4 2 1	x A# C G# A# D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A# D G# C x	medium
x 1 1 1 1 2	– 1 1 1 1 2	x C F A# D G#	easy · barre on fret 1
x 3 6 3 x 2	– 2 4 3 – 1	x D A# C x G#	hard
6 3 4 3 x x	3 1 2 1 – –	A# D G# C x x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 4 5 x 6	3 – 1 2 – 4	A# x G# D x C	hard
6 9 8 5 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	A# G# C D x x	hard
6 x 8 x 7 8	1 – 3 – 2 4	A# x C x G# D	hard
8 11 10 x 7 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	C A# D x G# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A#9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes A#, D, F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the A#9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A#
3	4	D
5	7	F
♭7	10	G#
9	14	C

More A# chords

A#A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus2 A#sus4 A#add9 A#maj9 A#m9 A#5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 B9

See A#9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the A#9 chord?

A#9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes A#, D, F, G#, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.