A9(#5) Guitar Chord | How to Play The A Dominant Ninth Sharp Fifth Chord

A9 sharp 5 guitar chord

This chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, Augmented Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Major Ninth

The A9(#5) chord is known as:

  • A Dominant Ninth Sharp Fifth
  • A 9#5
  • A 9aug5
  • A 9+5
  • A Dom9#5
  • A9(#5)

The A Dominant Ninth Sharp Fifth chord is made up of the notes A, C#, E#, G, and B

Notes that compose the A 9(#5) chord:

AC#E#GB

Chord structure of the Dominant Ninth Sharp Fifth chord:

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

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A9(#5) Guitar Chord Voicings

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A9 sharp 5 guitar chord

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Chord tones in te A 9(#5) chord

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

9
b7
1
#5
#5
3
1
9
b7
#5
b7
9
3
1
b7
1
#5
3
9
1
9
b7
#5
3
9
3
1
#5
b7
3
9
b7
1

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
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