Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) 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 3 0 3 4 3 | – 1 – 2 4 3 | x A B G C E | medium | |
| x 3 x 7 4 6 | – 1 – 4 2 3 | x A x B C G | hard | |
| 0 5 0 5 4 6 | – 2 – 3 1 4 | B B B A C G | medium | |
| 0 6 5 5 x 6 | – 3 1 2 – 4 | B C E A x G | hard | |
| 10 6 0 0 8 6 | 4 1 – – 3 2 | A C B E E G | hard | |
| x x 10 7 11 11 | – – 2 1 3 4 | x x A B G C | hard | |
| 10 10 8 8 8 10 | 2 3 1 1 1 4 | A E G C E B | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 0 0 11 11 | 1 2 – – 3 4 | A E B E G C | medium | |
| x 3 0 3 4 x | – 1 – 2 3 – | x A B G C x | easy | |
| x 6 x 5 3 6 | – 3 – 2 1 4 | x C x A B G | hard | |
| 0 6 0 5 4 6 | – 3 – 2 1 4 | B C B A C G | medium | |
| 5 6 0 5 x 6 | 1 3 – 2 – 4 | E C B A x G | hard | |
| 10 6 8 7 x x | 4 1 3 2 – – | A C G B x x | hard | |
| 10 x 0 7 11 11 | 2 – – 1 3 4 | A x B B G C | hard | |
| 10 10 0 8 11 8 | 2 3 – 1 4 1 | A E B C G A | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 0 x 11 11 | 1 2 – – 3 4 | A E B x G C | hard |
The Am9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes A, C, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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.