A7#9

Barre at fret 5 · strings 6–4

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A7#9 chord at a glance

A 7th sharp 9 (A7#9) is built from the notes A – C – C# – E – G. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

A7#9 shape 1, Fret 55131244
Shape 1 · Fret 55 7 5 6 8 8
A7#9 shape 2, Fret 662134
Shape 2 · Fret 6x x 7 6 8 8
A7#9 shape 3, Fret 884213
Shape 3 · Fret 8x 0 10 9 8 9
A7#9 shape 4, Fret 11112134
Shape 4 · Fret 11x 12 11 12 13 x