A aug7b9 Chord on Oud
Play A aug7b9 on Oud: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A aug7b9 chord is an augmented chord with a raised fifth that creates restless, unresolved tension. It is built from the notes A, A#, C#, F, G. This page shows how to play A aug7b9 on Oud with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The F and A strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 5-fret stretch. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from C#2 up to C#4.
Oud is tuned C–F–A–D–G–C, with 12 frets to work with. Positions are computed for this tuning; traditional technique may use idiomatic voicings not shown here.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.