Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 3 3 3 3	2 – 1 1 1 1	A B G C E A	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 2 6 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x x A B G C	hard
5 5 3 3 3 5	2 3 1 1 1 4	A E G C E B	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 8 7 6 5	1 1 4 3 2 1	A E C E G B	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 0 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x B A G C	easy
7 8 8 7 8 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	B G C E A x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 8 10 10 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A C G B x	medium
5 0 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	A B G C E B	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x x 2 6 6	2 – – 1 3 4	A x x B G C	hard
5 x 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	A x G C E B	hard · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 0 6 6	1 – 2 – 3 4	A B A A G C	medium
x 10 7 0 6 6	– 4 3 – 1 2	x A B A G C	hard
x 10 7 10 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A B G C x	hard
8 8 8 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	C G C A B E	medium · barre on fret 8
5 0 3 3 3 x	2 – 1 1 1 –	A B G C E x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x 3 2 x 6	3 – 2 1 – 4	A x G B x C	hard

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.