Guitar chord · Ninths
A minor 9th chord on guitar
575557 · Barre · 5th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Am9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Silky minor sound heard all over neo-soul and jazz.
- Notes
- ACEGB
- Formula
- 1♭35♭79
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 5th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 5th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 5th fret, held by the barre A
- 5th string (A): 7th fret, ring finger (3) E
- 4th string (D): 5th fret, held by the barre G
- 3rd string (G): 5th fret, held by the barre C
- 2nd string (B): 5th fret, held by the barre E
- 1st string (high E): 7th fret, pinky finger (4) B
Tablature
e|--7---| B|--5---| G|--5---| D|--5---| A|--7---| E|--5---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Am9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Am9 on guitar
On guitar, Am9 is most often played as a barre chord across the 5th fret (575557).
