A6/9 5-string bass chord

How to play A6/9 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the E string at the 5th fret, your index finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 5 4 4 4 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A6/9?

A6/9, A six nine, is A, C♯, E, F♯ and B: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the perfect fifth (E), the major sixth (F♯) and the ninth (B). Its formula is 1 3 5 6 9.