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

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

Root

Type

Tuning

A#m9

Minor 9

Notes:A# · C# · F · G# · C

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 2 2 4	1 1 1 2 3 4	F C F A# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 4 2 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	A# C# G# C C# x	hard · barre on fret 2
6 x 4 5 x 8	3 – 1 2 – 4	A# x G# C# x C	hard
x x 6 5 9 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x A# C# G# C	hard
6 x 8 0 6 9	1 – 3 – 2 4	A# x C G# F C#	hard
x 11 8 x 9 9	– 4 1 – 2 3	x A# C x G# C#	hard
1 1 4 2 2 1	1 1 4 2 3 1	F C G# A# C# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 4 2 4	– – 4 2 1 3	x x A# C C# G#	hard
6 x 8 5 x 4	3 – 4 2 – 1	A# x C C# x G#	hard
6 9 8 5 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	A# G# C C# x x	hard
6 x 9 0 6 8	1 – 4 – 2 3	A# x C# G# F C	hard
x 11 9 x 9 8	– 4 2 – 3 1	x A# C# x G# C	hard
1 2 1 2 1 4	1 2 1 3 1 4	F C# F A# C G#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 4 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	A# C# G# C x x	hard
4 x 6 5 x 8	1 – 3 2 – 4	G# x A# C# x C	hard
6 x 8 5 9 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	A# x C C# G# x	hard

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 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 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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.