Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 1 1	– – 3 4 1 2	A E B E G C	medium
2 3 3 2 3 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	B G C E A x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 3 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A C G B x	medium
0 7 7 5 6 5	– 3 4 1 2 1	A B E G C E	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	A B A A C G	medium
0 7 0 10 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	A B A C E G	medium
0 8 10 9 10 8	– 1 3 2 4 1	A C G B E G	medium · barre on fret 8
0 0 10 10 10 0	– – 1 1 1 –	A E G C E B	easy · barre on fret 10
0 3 3 2 3 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	A G C E A B	medium
x 5 2 5 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A B G C x	hard
3 5 3 5 5 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	C A C G B x	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 7 5 6 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	A A E G C B	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	x B A A C G	medium
0 7 10 10 10 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	A B G C E B	medium
0 8 0 9 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	A C A B E G	medium
12 12 10 10 10 12	2 3 1 1 1 4	A E G C E B	medium · barre on fret 10

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 – 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

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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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

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.