A9 Chord
Like any 9th chord, the A9 chord is formed by playing the root, the major third, the perfect fifth, the minor 7th and the major 9th. That equals to playing the 1st, the 3rd and 5th, the flat 7th and the 9th degree of the A major scale.
Notation
Listen to A9
How To Play A9 On The Piano
You can play the A 9th chord by playing in any order the following notes: A, C#, E., G, B
The inversions of the A9 chord
- Root position: A, C#, E, G, B
- Inversion 1: C#, E, G, B, A
- Inversion 2: E, G, B, A, C#
- Inversion 3: G, B, A, C#, E
- Inversion 4: B, A, C#, E, G
Video: A9 Chord On The Piano
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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand
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Scales in which the A9 chord occurs
The seventh note does not naturally occur in the scale of A major. It is common the play this chord in A major, though. It does occur in A myxolidian.
- B natural minor
- D ionian
- D major
- D melodic minor
- E melodic minor