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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.

Amaj9

A major ninth

Open

B
E
A
C♯
A♭
0 2 2 2 2 4barre · 2 fingers
✕
E
C♯
B
A♭
× 0 2 4 2 44 fingers
E
A
A♭
C♯
4 4 2 2 0 04 fingers

2nd position

2fr
B
E
A
C♯
A♭
A
5 2 2 2 2 4barre · 3 fingers
2fr
B
E
C♯
B
A♭
A
5 2 2 4 2 4barre · 4 fingers
2fr
B
E
A
C♯
A♭
A♭
4 2 2 2 2 4barre · 3 fingers

4th position

4fr
C♯
B
A♭
A
E
A♭
5 4 6 4 5 4barre · 4 fingers
4fr
C♯
B
A♭
A
E
A
5 4 7 4 5 4barre · 4 fingers
✕
4fr
C♯
B
A
E
A♭
5 4 6 4 5 ×barre · 4 fingers

5th position

✕
5fr
E
A♭
C♯
B
× 0 6 6 5 74 fingers
✕
5fr
A
E
A♭
C♯
B
5 × 6 6 5 7barre · 4 fingers
✕
5fr
A
A♭
C♯
E
5 7 6 6 0 ×4 fingers

6th position

✕✕
6fr
C♯
A
B
A♭
× × 7 6 9 74 fingers
✕
6fr
A♭
C♯
B
A♭
× 0 6 6 9 74 fingers
✕
6fr
C♯
A
B
A♭
× 0 7 6 9 74 fingers

7th position

7fr
E
A
B
C♯
E
A♭
9 7 7 9 9 7barre · 4 fingers
7fr
B
E
A
E
A♭
C♯
7 7 7 9 9 9barre · 4 fingers
7fr
A
B
C♯
E
A♭
9 0 7 9 9 7barre · 4 fingers

9th position

✕
9fr
B
E
A♭
C♯
× 0 9 9 9 9barre · 1 finger
✕
9fr
B
E
A♭
C♯
A
× 12 9 9 9 9barre · 2 fingers
9fr
C♯
B
E
A♭
C♯
A
9 12 9 9 9 9barre · 2 fingers

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