Color Chord Rolls (A Chord)

Rolls marked with * contain all color chord notes.
Incomplete chords will have notes used listed on right.
Color Note” indicates the note which is used to modify base chord.


Dominant 7th & 9th rules:

·         When playing Dom 7th use 5 & b7
Play Dom 7th 3 frets up (towards bridge) from bar on 5 & 4 or 2 & 1 strings)

·         When playing Dom 9th use b7 & 9
Play Dom 9th 2 frets down (towards nut) from bar on 6 & 5 or 3 & 2 strings)

 

A Sus 2 (A B E)
G
B
D
G
B
D
 
Color Note: B
2
x
2
x
0
x
*
 
x
0
2
2
x
x
*
 
x
x
2
2
0
x
*
 
x
0
x
2
x
2
*
 
x
0
2
2
x
2
*

 

A Sus 4 (A D E)
G
B
D
G
B
D
 
Color Note: D
2
x
2
x
x
0
*
 
x
x
2
2
x
0
*
 
x
x
0
2
x
2
*
 
2
x
2
2
x
0
*

 

A6 (A C# E F#)
G
B
D
G
B
D
 
Color Note: F#
x
7
7
x
7
7
F# A

 

A Maj 7 (A C# E G#)
G
B
D
G
B
D
 
Color Note: G#
9
9
x
9
9
X
E G#
 
6
x
6
6
x
6
C# G#

 

A7 (A C# E G)
G
B
D
G
B
D
 
Color Note: G
2
2
2
0
x
x
*
 
0
2
2
2
2
2
*
AKA – A Dom 7
x
5
5
x
x
x
E G
 
x
x
x
x
5
5
E G

 

A9 (A C# E G B)
G
B
D
G
B
D
 
Color Note: G B
2
2
2
0
0
x
*
 
0
0
x
2
2
2
*
AKA – A Dom 9
0
0
x
0
x
x
G B
 
x
0
x
0
0
x
G B
 
0
0
x
x
x
x
G B
 
x
x
x
0
0
x
G B