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A9 Ukulele Chord

A full, rich sound. A staple chord of funk and R&B music. Automatically includes the seventh — if you don't want it, use add9. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 0–1–0–2

How to play the A9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–1–0–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Open
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Open
1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

Other names for the A9 chord

Other names: A dominant 9th, A 9th

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: A ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the A9 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E Perfect 5th
G Minor 7th
B Major 9th

All variations

Open
0–1–0–2
Open
4–4–3–4
Fret 6
6–7–7–7
Fret 9
9–11–9–10

Songs using A9