A#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#m9

Minor 9

Notes:A# · C# · F · G# · C

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Fingerings (16)

A#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 0 2 2 2	– 1 – 2 3 4	x A# C# G# C F	medium
x 2 x 6 3 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x A# x C C# G#	hard
x 4 x 4 3 5	– 2 – 3 1 4	x C x A# C# G#	hard
0 4 4 4 0 5	– 1 1 1 – 2	C# C F A# A# G#	easy · barre on fret 4
9 9 0 6 0 5	3 4 – 2 – 1	A# F C# C A# G#	hard
9 9 0 6 10 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	A# F C# C G# x	hard
9 9 7 7 7 9	2 3 1 1 1 4	A# F G# C# F C	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 12 11 10 9	1 1 4 3 2 1	A# F C# F G# C	medium · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 11 0 10	2 – 3 4 – 1	C G# C F A# C#	medium
11 12 12 11 12 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	C G# C# F A# x	medium · barre on fret 11
x 2 0 2 2 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x A# C# G# C x	easy
x 5 x 4 2 5	– 3 – 2 1 4	x C# x A# C G#	hard
x x 7 6 3 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x x G# C C# A#	hard
4 4 0 4 0 5	1 2 – 3 – 4	F C C# A# A# G#	medium
9 5 0 6 0 5	4 1 – 3 – 2	A# C# C# C A# G#	hard
x x 9 6 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x x A# C G# C#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A#m9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes A#, C#, F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# 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 A#m9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A#
♭3	3	C#
5	7	F
♭7	10	G#
9	14	C

More A# chords

A#A#m A#7 A#°A#+A#9 A#maj7 A#m7 A#7♯5 A#7♭5 A#6 A#m6 A#m7♭5 A#°7 A#sus2 A#sus4 A#add9 A#maj9 A#5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 Bm9

See A#m9 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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 A#m9 chord?

A#m9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes A#, C#, F, G#, C.

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.