Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy

in Double Daddy (D-A-D-D-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

mediumbarre on fret 7

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
7 7 7 9 10 10	1 1 1 2 3 4	A E A B G C	medium · barre on fret 7
10 0 9 9 10 9	2 – 1 1 3 1	C A B B G B	easy · barre on fret 9
7 7 7 10 10 9	1 1 1 3 4 2	A E A C G B	medium · barre on fret 7
10 0 9 10 10 9	2 – 1 3 4 1	C A B C G B	medium · barre on fret 9
7 7 9 7 10 10	1 1 2 1 3 4	A E B A G C	medium · barre on fret 7
10 0 10 9 10 9	2 – 3 1 4 1	C A C B G B	medium · barre on fret 9
7 7 9 10 10 7	1 1 2 3 4 1	A E B C G A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 10 10 9	– – 1 2 3 1	x A B C G B	easy · barre on fret 9
7 7 10 7 10 9	1 1 3 1 4 2	A E C A G B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 9 10 9	– – 2 1 3 1	x A C B G B	easy · barre on fret 9
7 7 10 9 10 7	1 1 3 2 4 1	A E C B G A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 10 10	– – 1 2 3 4	x A B B G C	medium
7 10 7 9 7 10	1 3 1 2 1 4	A G A B E C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 10 10 10	– – 1 2 3 4	x A B C G C	medium
7 10 7 10 7 9	1 3 1 4 1 2	A G A C E B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 9 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x A C B G C	medium

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 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy 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

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 E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-D

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.