A6/9 8-string bass chord

How to play A6/9 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the B to the D at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the F♯ string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the G, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 3 2 2 2 2 x x x (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.