A9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 3 0 2 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	A E B C# G x	medium
x 6 3 x 2 3	– 4 2 – 1 3	x A B x G C#	hard
x 6 3 6 4 3	– 3 1 4 2 1	x A B G A C#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 4 5 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x G C# A B x	hard
x 6 5 6 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A C# G B x	medium
x 6 8 0 6 9	– 1 3 – 2 4	x A E C# B G	medium
8 8 8 8 8 9	1 1 1 1 1 2	E B E A C# G	easy · barre on fret 8
x 10 11 10 11 11	– 1 2 1 3 4	x C# G B E A	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 1 0 2 1	– – 1 – 3 2	x x A C# G B	easy
3 6 5 x 2 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	B A C# x G x	hard
x 6 3 6 6 3	– 2 1 3 4 1	x A B G B C#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 6 4 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x B C# G A x	hard
5 6 5 6 6 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	C# A C# G B x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 6 x 0 6 9	– 1 – – 2 3	x A x C# B G	hard
x 8 8 8 8 9	– 1 1 1 1 2	x B E A C# G	easy · barre on fret 8
11 10 11 10 x 11	2 1 3 1 – 4	G C# G B x A	hard · barre on fret 10

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes A, C#, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G# 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 A9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See A9 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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 A9 chord?

A9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, G, B.

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.