Am9 chord on 5-String Banjo — Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) (F#-D-F#-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

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Fingerings (16)

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Am9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes A, C, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo — Open D (f#DF#AD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 A5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 A#m9 Bm9

See Am9 in another tuning

Standard / Open G (gDGBD) G-D-G-B-D Open D (f#DF#AD) F#-D-F#-A-D Open C (gCGCE) G-C-G-C-E Double C (gCGCD) G-C-G-C-D Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) G-D-G-C-D G Minor (gDGBbD) G-D-G-A#-D Guitar (gDGBE) G-D-G-B-E

What notes make up the Am9 chord?

Am9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes A, C, E, G, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.