What notes are in a Am9 chord?

Am9 is A, C, E, G, B: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9 of A.

How do you play Am9 on guitar?

5th String Root Minor 9th: x 12 10 12 12 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Am9?

Scales on A that contain every note of Am9: A Minor, A Dorian, A Ukrainian Dorian, A Bebop Dorian, A Bebop Harmonic Minor.

Guitar chord · Minor 9th

Am9 chord (A Minor 9th)

Deep, atmospheric, melancholic jazz/R&B minor 9th voicing.

Notes ACEGB

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9

Shapes 1 on this page

Am9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

5th String Root Minor 9th x 12 10 12 12 x

Interactive chord diagram

Am9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Am9

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Am9 is the chord of the moment.

A Minor A Dorian A Ukrainian Dorian A Bebop Dorian A Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Am9 chord?: Am9 is A, C, E, G, B: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9 of A.
How do you play Am9 on guitar?: 5th String Root Minor 9th: x 12 10 12 12 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Am9?: Scales on A that contain every note of Am9: A Minor, A Dorian, A Ukrainian Dorian, A Bebop Dorian, A Bebop Harmonic Minor.

Minor 9th chords in every key

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 Ebm9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 Abm9 Am9 Bbm9 Bm9