To locate it you’ll have to imagine where the root note would be if we played it (5th string). Look at the A6add9. The root would be the A string played open:

Since it’s so tricky, take special care to practice naming the chords on the 6/9 chords:

7th Sharped 9th practice:

Our first version of the 7th chord finds it’s root on the 5th string:

It’s fairly easy to play. It’s very similar to an A style barre chord with only the note on the G string being different. Here are all 12 variations:

Practice it as you’ve done the other chords. Play the chord up and down the neck. Can you name the chords as you go along?

Here’s another 7th chord form. It uses all six strings. Its root is on the 6th string. Use it to identify the name of the chords as you play them.

In the open position we begin with E7, next comes F7 where the root is on the 1st fret (F note). It continues up the fretboard until we get all 12 possible variations.

It’s pretty easy to learn to play this version of the 7th chord, but you still must practice it so that you don’t forget it:

Here we are with yet another version of the dominant 7th chord. It’s my personal favorite version of the chord:

Did you notice anything different? Yep, we’re going to use our thumb to fret the root note on the low E string. It’s virtually the same as the previous chord that we learned except we’re omitting the notes on the A and high E strings. It’s a fun chord to play, so try it:

Practice it up and down the fretboard. For extra credit you can call out the names of the chords as you play them:

Finally, here’s yet another version of the dominant 7th chord. They may be technically the same types of chords, but each version has it’s own character:

Its common symbol is simply a “9”. For example, E9 is an E dominant 9th chord.

Our first 9th chord looks like this:

The root of the chord is the note on the 5th string (A string). You can use the root to determine where to play the chord form to perform the correct chord. What note the root note falls on gives you the name of the chord. So, if the root note is on the 2nd fret of the 5th string, we know it’s a B9 chord because the 2nd fret is a B.

Here are all 12 possible variations of this chord form:

Practice playing the chord up and down the fretboard:

Our next chord is another version of the 9th chord. It sounds very similar to the last chord form (same chord type), but this version is a little different. This chord form omits its root note. Normally it would be found on the 6th string, so when forming this chord imagine in your mind where the root is supposed to be to help you locate it around the fretboard.

Here are all 12 different variations of the chord:

It’s a bit of a challenge to remember where to fret it to play certain chords, so a little extra practice will come in handy. It’s a very commonly used form (perfect for song endings), so it’s well worth the effort.

The root is easy to spot on the low E string and therefore it’s easy to identify all the chord variations:

9thsus4 chords:

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Sixth chords sound super jazzy and are fun to throw in every once in awhile. It’s really easy to learn:

The root is on the 5th string, so you can use it to identify all 12 chords:

Practice, practice, practice those 6th chords: