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