A#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

A#m9

Minor 9

Notes:A# · C# · F · G# · C

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Fingerings (16)

A#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 4 3	– 1 – 2 4 3	x A# C G# C# F	medium
x 3 x 7 4 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x A# x C C# G#	hard
8 5 0 0 4 6	4 2 – – 1 3	A# C C F C# G#	hard
8 5 8 8 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	A# C G# C# x x	medium
8 6 0 0 8 6	3 1 – – 4 2	A# C# C F F G#	medium
x x 10 7 11 11	– – 2 1 3 4	x x A# C G# C#	hard
8 10 8 8 8 10	1 2 1 1 1 3	A# F G# C# F C	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 0 11 11	1 1 1 – 2 3	C F A# F G# C#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 0 3 4 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x A# C G# C# x	easy
x 6 x 5 3 6	– 3 – 2 1 4	x C# x A# C G#	hard
8 6 0 0 4 6	4 2 – – 1 3	A# C# C F C# G#	hard
8 5 0 8 x 6	3 1 – 4 – 2	A# C C C# x G#	hard
8 6 8 7 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	A# C# G# C x x	medium
8 x 0 7 11 11	2 – – 1 3 4	A# x C C G# C#	hard
8 10 8 8 11 10	1 2 1 1 4 3	A# F G# C# G# C	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 12 11 11	1 1 1 4 2 3	C F A# F G# C#	medium · barre on fret 10

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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

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.