A ninth suspended fourth · Open position
A9sus4 8-string bass chord
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How to play A9sus4 on 8-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the F♯ string at the 3rd fret. Let the B, E, A, D and G strings ring open. Don’t play the C and F strings.
From the F♯ string 3 0 0 0 0 0 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A9sus4?
A9sus4, A ninth suspended fourth, is A, D, E, G and B: the root (A), the perfect fourth (D), the perfect fifth (E), the minor seventh (G) and the ninth (B). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7 9.
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A9sus4 on other instruments
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