Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C
in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) 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 2 0 2 2 2 | – 1 – 2 3 4 | x A C G B E | medium | |
| x 2 x 6 3 5 | – 1 – 4 2 3 | x A x B C G | hard | |
| x 4 x 4 3 5 | – 2 – 3 1 4 | x B x A C G | hard | |
| 0 4 4 4 0 5 | – 1 1 1 – 2 | C B E A A G | easy · barre on fret 4 | |
| 9 9 0 6 0 5 | 3 4 – 2 – 1 | A E C B A G | hard | |
| 9 9 0 6 10 x | 2 3 – 1 4 – | A E C B G x | hard | |
| 9 9 7 7 7 9 | 2 3 1 1 1 4 | A E G C E B | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 9 12 11 10 9 | 1 1 4 3 2 1 | A E C E G B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| 11 0 11 11 0 10 | 2 – 3 4 – 1 | B G B E A C | medium | |
| 11 12 12 11 12 x | 1 2 3 1 4 – | B G C E A x | medium · barre on fret 11 | |
| x 2 0 2 2 x | – 1 – 2 3 – | x A C G B x | easy | |
| x 5 x 4 2 5 | – 3 – 2 1 4 | x C x A B G | hard | |
| x x 7 6 3 7 | – – 3 2 1 4 | x x G B C A | hard | |
| 4 4 0 4 0 5 | 1 2 – 3 – 4 | E B C A A G | medium | |
| 9 5 0 6 0 5 | 4 1 – 3 – 2 | A C C B A G | hard | |
| x x 9 6 10 10 | – – 2 1 3 4 | x x A B 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 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 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.