Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

AM9A Major 9th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Ftone
G♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯

How to play it

AM9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Major 9th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 9 9 11) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
A Major 9th guitar chord — 9th position (9 9 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

AM9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Major 9th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 9 9 11) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
A Major 9th guitar tab — 9th position (9 9 9 11 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How AM9 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
lushserenesophisticated
Genres
jazzr&bsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7
Same notes asAM7(add9)
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More ways to play A Major 9th

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AM9 in other tunings:

Double COpen D

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