A#9 chord

A#9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

The A#9 is a dominant chord and equivalent to B flat 9th. It consists of five notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. It's usually played in one of the movable shapes depending on the most fitting position on the fretboard, and less often played as an open chord.

Chord structure

The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, the third, the perfect fifth, the minor seventh and raised ninth intervals. Notice that the third or the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

A#9 is an abbreviation for A sharp dominant ninth. A less common abbreviation is A#dom9.

Notes

The notes that the A#9 chord consists of are A#, D, F, G# and C.

Inversions

1st inversion: A#9/D (means that D is the bass note).
2nd inversion: A#9/F (means that F is the bass note).
3rd inversion: A#9/G# (means that G# is the bass note).
4th inversion: A#9/C (means that C is the bass note).

Omissions

A#9(no3) is an A sharp dominant 9th with no third (D).
A#9(no5) is an A sharp dominant 9th with no fifth (F).

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