Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Am6♭9A Minor 6th Flat 9th

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
D♯tone
Gtone

Formula 6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C♯ · D♯ · G

How to play it

Am6♭9 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 Minor 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 7 8 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
A Minor 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 7 10 8) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
A Minor 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 19th position (21 21 19 20 22) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
A Minor 6th Flat 9th guitar chord — 19th position (21 21 19 22 20) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

Am6♭9 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 Minor 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 7 8 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
A Minor 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 7 10 8) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
A Minor 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 19th position (21 21 19 20 22) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
A Minor 6th Flat 9th guitar tab — 19th position (21 21 19 22 20) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How Am6♭9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · D♯ · G
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
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