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Guitar chord

Am9A minor ninth

  • A1
  • C♭3
  • E5
  • G♭7
  • B9
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12

How to play Am9

  1. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string.
  2. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the G string.
  3. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string.
  4. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the high E string.
  5. Let ring open: A string.
  6. Don't play: low E string.
  1. Am9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x024132413EADGBE
    Am9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x024132413EBGDAE

    x02413 · Am9 shape

  2. Am9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 535000314EADGBE
    Am9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 535000314EBGDAE

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  3. Am9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 5354003142EADGBE
    Am9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 5354003142EBGDAE

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  4. Am9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 532000421EADGBE
    Am9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 532000421EBGDAE

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  5. Am9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x02503142EADGBE
    Am9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x02503142EBGDAE

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  6. Am9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 5025033142EADGBE
    Am9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 5025033142EBGDAE

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  7. Am9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 5255002134EADGBE
    Am9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 5255002134EBGDAE

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  8. Am9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 5320034213EADGBE
    Am9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 5320034213EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Am9 chord

A minor ninth is built from 5 notes: A (1), C (♭3), E (5), G (♭7), B (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, A, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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