What notes are in A Minor 9th?

A Minor 9th (Am9) contains A, C, E, G, B. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5P - 7m - 9M above the root A.

How do you play Am9 on guitar?

The most common shape here is "Am9": low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3.

Is Am9 hard for beginners?

It sits in the minor seventh family. Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.

A Minor 9th Guitar Chord (Am9)

A Minor 9th (Am9) is built from A, C, E, G, B, which is the 1P - 3m - 5P - 7m - 9M formula measured from the root A. This page shows 42 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

Minor 7th

Notes: A · C · E · G · BIntervals: 1P – 3m – 5P – 7m – 9M

Fingerings for Am9

Am9low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3

Am9low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3

Am9A at fret 3

Am9A at fret 3, D at fret 3

Am9A at fret 3, high E at fret 3

Am9A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E at fret 3

Am9low E at fret 4, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2

Am9low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1

Am9low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

Am9low E muted, D at fret 2

Am9low E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2

Am9low E muted, D at fret 2, B at fret 1

Am9low E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1

Am9low E muted, D at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3

Am9low E muted, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

Am9low E muted, D at fret 3

Am9low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3

Am9low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 2

Am9low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 2

Am9low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

Am9low E at fret 4, A at fret 2, B muted, high E muted

Am9low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted

Am9low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1

Am9low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 3

Am9low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B muted, high E at fret 4

Am9low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4

Am9low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E muted

Am9low E muted, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E muted

Am9low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E muted

Am9low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted

Am9low E muted, A open, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 3

Am9low E muted, A open, D muted, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3

Am9low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4

Am9low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

Am9low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3

Am9low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, high E at fret 3

Am9low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2

Am9low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2

Am9low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2

Am9low E muted, D at fret 2, B muted, high E muted

Am9low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

Am9low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted

Notes in Am9

How to play Am9

A Minor 9th Guitar Chord (Am9) is smooth and mellow, a staple of soul, funk and jazz.

Beginner tip

Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.

Practice idea

Play it as the ii chord and move it to the V to practise the most common jazz cadence.

Am9 FAQ

What notes are in A Minor 9th?: A Minor 9th (Am9) contains A, C, E, G, B. In interval terms that is 1P - 3m - 5P - 7m - 9M above the root A.
How do you play Am9 on guitar?: The most common shape here is "Am9": low E at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3.
Is Am9 hard for beginners?: It sits in the minor seventh family. Flatten your fingers so the barre covers the strings evenly without buzzing.