Am9 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning
Am9
Minor 9
Notes:A · C · E · G · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am9 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 | – – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 | A A E E B B E E G G C C | medium | |
| 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 x x | 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 – – | B B G G C C E E A A x x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 x x | – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – | x x A A C C G G B B x x | medium | |
| 0 0 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 5 5 | – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 | A A B B E E G G C C E E | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 0 0 7 7 0 0 7 7 6 6 8 8 | – – 2 2 – – 3 3 1 1 4 4 | A A B B A A A A C C G G | medium | |
| 0 0 7 7 0 0 10 10 10 10 8 8 | – – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2 | A A B B A A C C E E G G | medium | |
| 0 0 8 8 10 10 9 9 10 10 8 8 | – – 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 | A A C C G G B B E E G G | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 | – – – – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – | A A E E G G C C E E B B | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 0 0 | – – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 – – | A A G G C C E E A A B B | medium | |
| x x 5 5 2 2 5 5 6 6 x x | – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – | x x A A B B G G C C x x | hard | |
| 3 3 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 x x | 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – | C C A A C C G G B B x x | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 0 0 5 5 7 7 5 5 6 6 0 0 | – – 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 – – | A A A A E E G G C C B B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x x 7 7 0 0 7 7 6 6 8 8 | – – 2 2 – – 3 3 1 1 4 4 | x x B B A A A A C C G G | medium | |
| 0 0 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 | – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – | A A B B G G C C E E B B | medium | |
| 0 0 8 8 0 0 9 9 10 10 8 8 | – – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2 | A A C C A A B B E E G G | medium | |
| 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 | 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 | A A E E G G C C E E B B | medium · barre on fret 10 |
The Am9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes A, C, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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.
How the Am9 chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| ♭3 | 3 | C |
| 5 | 7 | E |
| ♭7 | 10 | G |
| 9 | 14 | B |
More A chords
Other roots
See Am9 in another tuning
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.