A#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

A#m9

Minor 9

Notes:A# · C# · F · G# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#m9 shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.