A9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:A · C# · E · G · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A9 shapes as text

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

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 – Plus 1 (F) 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#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F 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

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.