A9 chord on banjo
The A9 chord diagram on banjo, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in A9
B · C# · E
The chord is built from 3 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
2 muted strings
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | B |
| 2 | 2 | C# |
| 1 | 2 | E |