A9 - A Dominant 9 Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 2132

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A9 - A Dominant 9 Ukulele Chord

The A Dominant 9 chord on ukulele uses fret positions 2132 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a ninth chord with a difficulty rating of Intermediate.

Other chords in the A chord family:

A9 A A7 Am Am7 Adim Aaug A6 Amaj7

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about A9

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Intermediate

Often played with

D E F#m

How to Play A9 Ukulele Chord

To play the A9 (also known as A Dominant 9) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Place your Middle finger (finger 2) on the fret 2 of the G-string (4th string).
Place your Index finger (finger 1) on the fret 1 of the C-string (3rd string).
Place your Pinky finger (finger 4) on the fret 3 of the E-string (2nd string).
Place your Ring finger (finger 3) on the fret 2 of the A-string (1st string).

The fret notation for this chord shape is 2132, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

Music Theory: Notes in the A9 Chord

A A Dominant 9 is a ninth chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

G String (4th): Note: A (Fret 2)
C String (3rd): Note: C# (Fret 1)
E String (2nd): Note: G (Fret 3)
A String (1st): Note: B (Fret 2)

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: A, C#, G, B.

Other A Family Chords

Explore more chords in the A family. Click any chord below to view its interactive finger guide: