Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 6 3 5	– – 1 4 2 3	x A E B C G	hard
2 2 2 4 3 5	1 1 1 3 2 4	E B E A C G	medium · barre on fret 2
7 3 5 6 3 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	A C G B C x	hard · barre on fret 3
9 0 5 7 7 5	4 – 1 2 3 1	B A G C E G	hard · barre on fret 5
x 0 7 6 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x A A B G C	hard
7 7 7 7 10 9	1 1 1 1 3 2	A E A C G B	medium · barre on fret 7
10 0 9 11 10 9	2 – 1 4 3 1	C A B E G B	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 5 6 3 2	– – 3 4 2 1	x A G B C E	hard
2 2 5 4 3 2	1 1 4 3 2 1	E B G A C E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 6 3 5	– – 4 3 1 2	x x A B C G	hard
x 0 5 7 7 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x A G C E B	hard
x 0 9 6 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x A B B G C	hard
7 7 9 7 10 7	1 1 2 1 3 1	A E B C G A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 11 10 10	– – 1 4 2 3	x A B E G C	medium
x 0 5 6 3 5	– – 2 4 1 3	x A G B C G	medium
2 3 2 4 2 5	1 2 1 3 1 4	E C E A B G	medium · barre on fret 2

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 Dm 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 Dm 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.