Am9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Am9

Minor 9

Notes:A · C · E · G · B

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Am9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 1 1 0 2	3 1 1 1 – 2	A B E A C G	medium · barre on fret 1
4 2 4 3 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	A C G B x x	medium
x x 6 3 7 7	– – 2 1 3 4	x x A B G C	hard
4 6 4 4 0 6	1 2 1 1 – 3	A E G C C B	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 6 8 7 7	1 1 1 4 2 3	B E A E G C	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 0 7	– 3 2 4 – 1	x A B G C C	hard
x 11 8 11 0 11	– 2 1 3 – 4	x A B G C E	medium
x 11 9 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x A C G B x	medium
4 1 4 1 0 2	3 1 4 1 – 2	A B G A C G	medium · barre on fret 1
4 2 x 3 x 2	4 1 – 3 – 2	A C x B x G	hard
4 x x 3 7 7	2 – – 1 3 4	A x x B G C	hard
4 6 4 4 4 6	1 2 1 1 1 3	A E G C E B	medium · barre on fret 4
7 6 6 8 7 6	2 1 1 4 3 1	C E A E G B	medium · barre on fret 6
7 11 8 8 7 7	1 4 2 3 1 1	C A B E G C	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 8 11 0 x	– 2 1 3 – –	x A B G C x	medium
4 1 4 1 0 4	2 1 3 1 – 4	A B G A C A	medium · barre on fret 1

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 – Plus 1 (F) 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#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F 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

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.