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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

A#m9

Minor 9

Notes:A# · C# · F · G# · C

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 0 2	1 1 1 1 – 2	F C F A# C# G#	easy · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 3 x x	4 1 3 2 – –	A# C# G# C x x	hard
x x 6 3 7 7	– – 2 1 3 4	x x A# C G# C#	hard
6 6 4 4 4 6	2 3 1 1 1 4	A# F G# C# F C	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 9 8 7 6	1 1 4 3 2 1	A# F C# F G# C	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 0 7	– 3 2 4 – 1	x A# C G# C# C#	hard
x 11 8 11 0 11	– 2 1 3 – 4	x A# C G# C# F	medium
x 11 9 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A# C# G# C x	medium
6 6 4 3 0 x	3 4 2 1 – –	A# F G# C C# x	medium
x 2 6 3 4 2	– 1 4 2 3 1	x C# A# C F G#	hard · barre on fret 2
6 x x 3 7 7	2 – – 1 3 4	A# x x C G# C#	hard
6 x 4 4 4 6	2 – 1 1 1 3	A# x G# C# F C	hard · barre on fret 4
6 9 8 8 0 x	1 4 2 3 – –	A# G# C F C# x	medium
x 11 x 11 11 7	– 2 – 3 4 1	x A# x G# C C#	hard
8 9 9 8 9 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	C G# C# F A# x	medium · barre on fret 8
9 11 9 11 11 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	C# A# C# G# C x	medium · barre on fret 9

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 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 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 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 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.