Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D
in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD
Am9
Minor 9
Notes:A · C · E · G · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Am9 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 2 5 3 5 | – – 1 3 2 4 | x A E B C G | medium | |
| 2 2 2 3 3 5 | 1 1 1 2 3 4 | E B E A C G | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 3 5 5 3 x | 4 1 2 3 1 – | A C G B C x | hard · barre on fret 3 | |
| 9 0 5 6 7 5 | 4 – 1 2 3 1 | B A G C E G | hard · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 0 7 6 10 9 | – – 2 1 4 3 | x A A C G B | hard | |
| 7 0 9 x 10 10 | 1 – 2 – 3 4 | A A B x G C | hard | |
| 10 0 9 10 10 9 | 2 – 1 3 4 1 | C A B E G B | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 0 5 5 3 2 | – – 3 4 2 1 | x A G B C E | medium | |
| 2 2 5 3 3 2 | 1 1 4 2 3 1 | E B G A C E | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 7 5 3 5 | – – 4 2 1 3 | x x A B C G | hard | |
| x 0 5 6 7 9 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x A G C E B | hard | |
| x 0 9 6 10 7 | – – 3 1 4 2 | x A B C G A | hard | |
| 7 0 10 x 10 9 | 1 – 3 – 4 2 | A A C x G B | hard | |
| x 0 9 10 10 10 | – – 1 2 3 4 | x A B E G C | medium | |
| x 0 2 6 2 5 | – – 1 3 1 2 | x A E C B G | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| 2 3 2 3 2 5 | 1 2 1 3 1 4 | E C E A B G | medium · barre on fret 2 |
The Am9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes A, C, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open D 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
Other roots
See Am9 in another tuning
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.