Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

A7♯9

A dominant sharp ninth

Left-handed

Open

C♯

0 3 2 2 2 3barre · 3 fingers

C♯

3 3 × 2 2 04 fingers

C♯

0 3 × 2 2 34 fingers

2nd position

2fr

C♯

5 3 2 2 2 3barre · 4 fingers

2fr

C♯

3 3 2 2 2 3barre · 4 fingers

2fr

C♯

× 3 2 2 2 3barre · 3 fingers

3rd position

3fr

C♯

5 3 × 6 5 3barre · 4 fingers

3fr

C♯

5 3 5 6 × 3barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

3fr

C♯

5 3 5 6 × ×4 fingers

4th position

✕✕

4fr

C♯

5 4 5 5 × ×4 fingers

4fr

C♯

5 4 5 5 × 04 fingers

✕✕

4fr

C♯

× 4 5 5 × 54 fingers

5th position

5fr

C♯

5 7 5 6 5 8barre · 4 fingers

5fr

C♯

5 × 5 6 5 8barre · 3 fingers

5fr

C♯

8 7 5 6 5 5barre · 4 fingers

6th position

✕✕

6fr

C♯

× × 7 6 8 84 fingers

6fr

C♯

× 0 7 6 8 84 fingers

✕✕

6fr

C♯

× 0 × 6 8 83 fingers

8th position

8fr

C♯

× 0 10 9 8 94 fingers

8fr

C♯

× 0 11 9 8 84 fingers

8fr

C♯

9 0 10 9 8 8barre · 4 fingers

9th position

9fr

C♯

9 10 10 9 10 9barre · 4 fingers

9fr

C♯

× 10 10 9 10 9barre · 4 fingers

9fr

C♯

9 10 10 9 10 ×barre · 4 fingers

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