Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

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

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 – Orkney 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.