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

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

A#m9

Minor 9

Notes:A# · C# · F · G# · C

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 3 0 4 4	1 1 1 – 2 3	A# F A# C G# C#	easy · barre on fret 3
3 3 6 5 4 3	1 1 4 3 2 1	A# F C# F G# C	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 6 0 4 8	– 3 2 – 1 4	x A# C# C G# F	hard
5 6 6 5 6 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	C G# C# F A# x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 8 6 8 8 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A# C# G# C x	medium
x 8 10 0 9 11	– 1 3 – 2 4	x A# F C C# G#	medium
x 10 x 10 9 11	– 2 – 3 1 4	x C x A# C# G#	hard
3 3 1 1 1 3	2 3 1 1 1 4	A# F G# C# F C	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 3 5 4 3	4 1 1 3 2 1	C# F A# F G# C	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 0 4 4	– 4 3 – 1 2	x A# C C G# C#	hard
x 8 5 8 9 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A# C G# C# x	hard
6 6 6 0 6 x	1 2 3 – 4 –	C# G# C# C A# x	medium
x 8 x 0 9 11	– 1 – – 2 3	x A# x C C# G#	hard
x x 3 0 4 4	– – 1 – 2 3	x x A# C G# C#	easy
3 x 5 x 4 4	1 – 4 – 2 3	A# x C x G# C#	hard
x 8 6 0 4 4	– 4 3 – 1 2	x A# C# 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 G 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 G G-D-G-C-E-A 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.