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

A9

A dominant ninth

Left-handed

Open

C♯

0 2 2 2 2 3barre · 2 fingers

C♯

× 0 2 4 2 34 fingers

C♯

3 4 2 2 0 04 fingers

2nd position

2fr

C♯

5 2 2 2 2 3barre · 3 fingers

2fr

C♯

5 2 2 4 2 3barre · 4 fingers

2fr

C♯

3 2 2 2 2 3barre · 3 fingers

4th position

4fr

C♯

5 4 5 4 5 ×barre · 4 fingers

4fr

C♯

× 4 5 4 5 5barre · 4 fingers

4fr

C♯

5 4 5 4 × 5barre · 4 fingers

5th position

5fr

C♯

5 7 5 6 5 7barre · 4 fingers

5fr

C♯

5 × 5 6 5 7barre · 3 fingers

5fr

C♯

7 7 5 6 5 5barre · 4 fingers

7th position

7fr

C♯

9 7 7 9 8 7barre · 4 fingers

7fr

C♯

7 7 7 9 8 9barre · 4 fingers

7fr

C♯

9 0 7 9 8 7barre · 4 fingers

8th position

8fr

C♯

× 0 9 9 8 94 fingers

8fr

C♯

× 0 9 0 8 93 fingers

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8fr

C♯

× 0 9 × 8 93 fingers

9th position

9fr

C♯

9 10 9 9 10 9barre · 3 fingers

9fr

C♯

× 12 9 12 10 9barre · 4 fingers

9fr

C♯

× 10 9 9 10 9barre · 3 fingers

11th position

11fr

C♯

× 12 11 12 12 04 fingers

11fr

C♯

× 12 11 12 0 124 fingers

11fr

C♯

× 12 11 0 12 124 fingers

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