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A ninth flat five · Frets 4–5
A9♭5 guitar chord
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How to play A9♭5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the A to the B at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the low E string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 5th fret.
From the low E string 5 4 5 4 4 5 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier A9♭5
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your undefined finger on the low E string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your index finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 5th fret. Let the B string ring open.
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A9♭5, the easier shape
StandardThumbFrets 5–6 · 6 strings, 1 open
What notes are in A9♭5?
A9♭5, A ninth flat five, is A, C♯, E♭, G and B: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the diminished fifth (E♭), the minor seventh (G) and the ninth (B). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 9.
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