A#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

A#9

Dominant 9

Notes:A# · D · F · G# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 1 0 2	2 3 – 1 – 4	A# F G# D F C	medium
2 2 6 4 3 2	1 1 4 3 2 1	A# F D F G# C	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 4	– 4 2 – 1 3	x A# C x G# D	hard
x 7 4 7 5 4	– 3 1 4 2 1	x A# C G# A# D	medium · barre on fret 4
0 5 6 7 7 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	G# G# D G# C A#	medium
x 7 6 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A# D G# C A#	medium
0 9 0 9 9 7	– 2 – 3 4 1	G# C G# A# D F	medium
9 9 9 9 9 10	1 1 1 1 1 2	F C F A# D G#	easy · barre on fret 9
0 11 12 11 12 12	– 1 2 1 3 4	G# D G# C F A#	medium · barre on fret 11
2 x 0 1 0 2	2 – – 1 – 3	A# x G# D F C	easy
2 x 4 x 3 4	1 – 3 – 2 4	A# x C x G# D	hard
4 7 6 x 3 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	C A# D x G# x	hard
x 7 4 7 7 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	x A# C G# C D	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 0 7 7 0	2 1 – 3 4 –	D G# G# G# C A#	medium
x 7 6 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A# D G# C x	medium
0 9 9 7 9 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	G# C F G# D A#	medium

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 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 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 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 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.