A#m9 chord on 8-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

11113121FCFA#FG#C#F
A#m9
Minor 9
Notes:A# · C# · F · G# · C
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FCA#A#A#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 1 1 3 1 2 11 1 1 1 3 1 2 1F C F A# F G# C# Fmedium · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 3 x x x x4 1 3 2 – – – –A# C# G# C x x x xhard
x x 6 3 6 6 x x– – 2 1 3 4 – –x x A# C G# C# x xmedium
x x 6 4 6 5 x x– – 3 1 4 2 – –x x A# C# G# C x xmedium
x x x x 8 5 9 9– – – – 2 1 3 4x x x x A# C G# C#hard
6 6 6 8 6 6 6 81 1 1 2 1 1 1 3A# F A# F G# C# F Cmedium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 8 8 x 9 9– 4 1 1 1 – 2 3x A# C F A# x G# C#hard · barre on fret 8
x 11 9 11 10 x x x– 3 1 4 2 – – –x A# C# G# C x x xmedium
1 2 1 1 3 1 1 11 2 1 1 3 1 1 1F C# F A# F G# C Fmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 x 6 5 2 x– – 3 – 4 2 1 –x x A# x G# C C# xhard
x x 6 3 x 6 x 4– – 3 1 – 4 – 2x x A# C x C# x G#hard
x x 6 4 x 5 x 4– – 4 1 – 3 – 2x x A# C# x C x G#hard
x x 6 x x 5 9 9– – 2 – – 1 3 4x x A# x x C G# C#hard
6 6 8 8 6 6 6 61 1 2 3 1 1 1 1A# F C F G# C# F A#medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 11 x x x– 2 1 3 4 – – –x A# C G# C# x x xmedium
9 11 9 11 10 x x x1 3 1 4 2 – – –C# A# C# G# C x x xmedium · barre on fret 9

The A#m9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes A#, C#, F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar – Drop 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A#
♭33C#
57F
♭710G#
914C

More A# chords

Other roots

See A#m9 in another tuning

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.