Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E
in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 0 3 4 5 3 | 3 – 1 2 4 1 | A B G C E G | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 x 3 4 x 7 | 3 – 1 2 – 4 | A x G C x B | hard | |
| 5 0 0 4 8 0 | 2 – – 1 3 – | A B E C G E | hard | |
| 5 8 5 8 0 8 | 1 2 1 3 – 4 | A G A E B C | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 7 11 0 8 | – 3 1 4 – 2 | x A B G B C | hard | |
| x 10 8 11 12 8 | – 2 1 3 4 1 | x A C G B C | hard · barre on fret 8 | |
| 5 1 3 1 0 0 | 3 1 2 1 – – | A C G A B E | hard · barre on fret 1 | |
| 5 x 7 4 x 3 | 3 – 4 2 – 1 | A x B C x G | hard | |
| 5 0 0 4 8 5 | 2 – – 1 4 3 | A B E C G A | hard | |
| 5 0 0 8 8 8 | 1 – – 2 3 4 | A B E E G C | medium | |
| x 10 8 11 0 7 | – 3 2 4 – 1 | x A C G B B | hard | |
| x 10 8 11 0 8 | – 3 1 4 – 2 | x A C G B C | medium | |
| 5 0 0 4 0 3 | 3 – – 2 – 1 | A B E C B G | medium | |
| 3 x 5 4 x 7 | 1 – 3 2 – 4 | G x A C x B | hard | |
| 5 0 0 4 8 7 | 2 – – 1 4 3 | A B E C G B | hard | |
| 5 0 8 8 8 0 | 1 – 2 3 4 – | A B C E G E | medium |
The Am9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes A, C, E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open E 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.