Ukulele chord · Ninths
A minor 9th chord on ukulele
0002 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Am9 on ukulele, 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
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): play open G
- 3rd string (C): play open C
- 2nd string (E): play open E
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, index finger (1) B
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--0---| C|--0---| G|--0---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Am9 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Am9 on ukulele
On ukulele it takes a single finger (0002), which makes Am9 one of the simplest chords on the instrument. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
