Am9 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop D
in Drop D (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x x 0 0 2 2 5 5 0 0 3 3 | – – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 | x x A A E E C C B B G G | medium | |
| x x 2 2 5 5 5 5 x x 5 5 | – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 | x x B B G G C C x x A A | hard | |
| 7 7 3 3 5 5 4 4 x x x x | 4 4 1 1 3 3 2 2 – – – – | A A C C G G B B x x x x | hard | |
| 7 7 0 0 5 5 4 4 0 0 8 8 | 3 3 – – 2 2 1 1 – – 4 4 | A A A A G G B B B B C C | hard | |
| 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 | 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 5 | |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 8 8 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – 2 2 | A A E E A A G G B B C C | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x 0 0 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 | – – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 | x x A A B B E E G G C C | medium | |
| 9 9 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 | 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3 – – | B B A A C C G G A A E E | easy | |
| 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 – – 2 2 – – – – – – | C C A A C C G G B B E E | easy | |
| x x 0 0 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 | – – – – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 | x x A A E E B B C C G G | medium | |
| 5 5 2 2 x x 5 5 x x 5 5 | 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 4 4 | G G B B x x C C x x A A | hard | |
| x x 3 3 7 7 4 4 5 5 3 3 | – – 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1 | x x C C A A B B E E G G | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| x x 0 0 5 5 4 4 5 5 8 8 | – – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 | x x A A G G B B E E C C | hard | |
| 7 7 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 | 2 2 – – 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 | A A A A G G C C E E B B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 7 7 7 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 | 1 1 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 | A A E E C C E E G G B B | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 9 0 0 9 9 0 0 8 8 8 8 | 3 3 – – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 | B B A A B B G G G G C C | medium |
The Am9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes A, C, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop D 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.