Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

A9A Dominant 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯

How to play it

A9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Dominant 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 6 0 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

A9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Dominant 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 0 3) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
A Dominant 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 6 0 7) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2
Sound

How A9 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
funkysmoothconfident
Genres
funkbluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7
Same notes asA7(add9)
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A9 in other tunings:

C / Drop COpen D

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