A9 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G · B

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 5 4 1 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	x A G B C# x	hard
7 4 5 6 4 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	A B G C# E x	medium · barre on fret 4
7 6 5 0 x 9	3 2 1 – – 4	A C# G G x B	hard
7 6 9 6 7 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	A C# B C# G x	medium · barre on fret 6
7 9 7 0 11 11	1 2 1 – 3 4	A E A G B C#	hard · barre on fret 7
11 0 9 9 9 9	2 – 1 1 1 1	C# G B E A B	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 x 4 1 5	– 2 – 3 1 4	x A x B C# G	hard
7 4 5 6 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	A B G C# x x	medium
7 6 9 0 x 5	3 2 4 – – 1	A C# B G x G	hard
7 6 9 0 7 x	2 1 4 – 3 –	A C# B G G x	medium
7 9 11 0 11 x	1 2 3 – 4 –	A E C# G B x	hard
11 0 9 9 9 11	2 – 1 1 1 3	C# G B E A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 4 5 2 1 x	– 3 4 2 1 –	x B G A C# x	hard
7 6 5 4 x x	4 3 2 1 – –	A C# G B x x	medium
5 6 5 0 9 9	1 2 1 – 3 4	G C# G G A B	hard · barre on fret 5
7 6 9 0 9 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	A C# B G A x	medium

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 – G Modal 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 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-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.