Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 x 5 2 4	– 1 – 4 2 3	x A x B C G	hard
6 x 6 5 2 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	A x G B C x	hard
6 3 6 6 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	A B G C x x	medium
6 4 6 5 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	A C G B x x	medium
x x 8 5 9 9	– – 2 1 3 4	x x A B G C	hard
6 8 6 6 6 8	1 2 1 1 1 3	A E G C E B	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 10 9 9	1 1 1 4 2 3	B E A E G C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 11 9	– 3 2 – 4 1	x G B x A C	hard
x 4 x 3 1 4	– 3 – 2 1 4	x C x A B G	hard
6 3 6 x 2 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	A B G x C x	hard
6 3 x 6 x 4	3 1 – 4 – 2	A B x C x G	hard
6 4 x 5 x 4	4 1 – 3 – 2	A C x B x G	hard
6 x x 5 9 9	2 – – 1 3 4	A x x B G C	hard
6 8 6 6 9 8	1 2 1 1 4 3	A E G C G B	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 8 10 9 8	2 1 1 4 3 1	C E A E G B	medium · barre on fret 8
9 11 10 x 11 x	1 3 2 – 4 –	C G B x A x	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 – Half Step Down (Eb) 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 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.