Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 2 2 0 0	– 1 1 1 – –	C A E B E G	easy · barre on fret 2
x 2 2 2 3 5	– 1 1 1 2 3	x A E B G C	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 3 3 4	– – 4 1 2 3	x x A C G B	hard
0 0 5 0 0 4	– – 2 – – 1	C G G A E B	easy
9 5 5 7 7 5	4 1 1 2 3 1	A C G E B C	hard · barre on fret 5
9 9 10 0 7 0	2 3 4 – 1 –	A E C A B G	medium
9 9 9 0 8 0	2 3 4 – 1 –	A E B A C G	medium
0 0 9 0 0 9	– – 1 – – 2	C G B A E E	easy
11 0 10 0 12 12	2 – 1 – 3 4	B G C A E G	medium
0 0 2 2 0 2	– – 1 2 – 3	C G E B E A	easy
x 2 5 2 3 5	– 1 3 1 2 4	x A G B G C	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 5 3 5 4	– – 3 1 4 2	x x G C A B	medium
0 4 5 0 0 0	– 1 2 – – –	C B G A E G	easy
9 5 9 7 5 0	3 1 4 2 1 –	A C B E A G	hard · barre on fret 5
9 x 9 7 8 0	3 – 4 1 2 –	A x B E C G	hard
x x 9 0 8 0	– – 2 – 1 –	x x B A C G	easy

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.