Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

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