How to Play A6/9 Chord on Guitar | A Major Sixth Nine Added

A 6/9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals in this chord are Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Sixth, and Major Ninth

Name variations for the A6/9 chord:

  • A Major Sixth Nine Added
  • A 6 Add 9
  • A6/9

The notes in this chord are A, C#, E, F#, and B

Notes of the A 6/9 chord:

AC#EF#B

Tones of the Major Sixth Nine Added chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7
8
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

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A Major Sixth Nine Added Guitar Chord Voicings

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Position 1
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A 6/9 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
Open

A 6/9 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
BarreOpen

A 6/9 position 2 guitar chord diagram

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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard

How to construct the A 6/9 chord on guitar

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

5
9
1
5
6
3
1
5
9
6
9
6
3
1
5
1
3
9
6
1
5
9
3
5
9
6
3
1
6
3
5
9
1
5

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

  • Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
  • Improvise targeting the right notes
  • Unlock the fretboard and expand the CAGED system.

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