Ways To Play: 9th Chords
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Ron Sayer
What's in the course
12 lessons (1h 9m) · 1 free
01. Pentatonic And Blues Scale Shapes: A Review
Free lesson9:12
02. A Different Pentatonic Shape!
5:10
03. Adding Flat 5th, Major 6th To The Pentatonic Scale
5:10
04. Mixing Major & Minor Pentatonics.
3:46
05. The Hybrid Blues Scale
4:41
06. Using double stops
4:27
07. Double Stops with passing notes
6:35
08. Ways To Play: 7th Chords
4:18
09. Ways To Play: 9th Chords
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10. Cool chords
10:42
11. Turnaround Variations
5:25
12. BONUS RIFF: Learn how to play Pride & Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan
5:30
Lesson transcript
Music Lesson: Introduction to Ninth Chords
Hello again! Right, so what we just did was seventh chords. Now, we will explore ninth chords. Having a good knowledge of chords is a nice way of comping along with other people or incorporating them into your lead playing.
Ninth Chords in A
E Root Ninth Chord
- Fifth fret on the E string
- Fourth fret on the A string
- Fifth fret on the D string
- Fourth fret on the G string
- Fifth fret on the B string
So, there's our ninth chord with an E root.
A Root Ninth Chord
Let's look at a ninth chord with an A root, played at the 12th fret:
- 12th fret on the A string
- 11th fret on the D string
- 12th fret on the G string
- 12th fret on the B string
- 12th fret on the E string
D Root Ninth Chord
Here's one with a D root:
- Seventh fret on the D string
- Sixth fret on the G string
- Eighth fret on the B string
- Seventh fret on the E string
So, there's another ninth chord.
Alternate E Root Ninth Chord
Finally, this one is an E root ninth chord. It's a bit of a weird one, but I quite like the different tonal flavor. Here it is:
- Third finger on the E string at the fifth fret
- Little finger on the D string at the fifth fret
- Second finger on the G string at the fourth fret
- First finger on the B string at the second fret
If you want to get really creative, you can add your first finger down for a nice 13th chord by including the E string.
Recap of Ninth Chords
Let's go through those again:
- A9 with E root
- A9 with A root
- A9 with D root
- Alternate E root chord
Compounding Ninth Chords
Now, let's look at putting those into a little compound. You can transfer this over to other chords as well, of course.
For the roots:
- E root chord
- A root chord
- D root chord
- Alternate with the 13th (if you want to get creative)
And the same for E:
- E9 starting from E
- E9 starting from A
- E9 starting from D
- Alternate E9 from E
I'll throw those over a 12-bar progression, and you can have a listen to what they sound like.
Conclusion
There you go! Enjoy practicing.
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Meet your guru
Ron Sayer is a guitarist's guitarist on the UK blues circuit and a mentor to players including Oli Brown and Sol Philcox. He has been nominated four times at the British Blues Awards - for the album 'Better Side', the single 'Don't Make Me Stay', and his co-writing on Oli Brown's 'Here I Am' - and has won Guitarist of the Year. In his courses he breaks down the phrasing, tone and feel behind electric blues lead playing.
