Guitar arpeggio
A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Guitar Arpeggio
A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 is a five-note arpeggio built from A, C#, E, G, and B#. It is also commonly called A Dominant Seven Sharp Nine, and A 7 Sharp 9. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- A , C# , E , G , B#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 b7 #9
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 10 15
- Chord symbols
- A7#9
- Also called
- A Dominant Seven Sharp NineA 7 Sharp 9
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent A root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the A root notes and connect the remaining dominant 7 sharp 9 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called A Dominant Seven Sharp Nine or A 7 Sharp 9.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard