A7♯9♯5 8-string bass chord

How to play A7♯9♯5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the F♯ string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the B string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the E string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the D string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the G, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 3 2 3 3 3 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A7♯9♯5?

A7♯9♯5, A dominant seventh sharp nine sharp five, is A, C♯, E♯, G and B♯: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the augmented fifth (E♯), the minor seventh (G) and the sharp ninth (B♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 ♯9.