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How to Play Am9 on Guitar
Every voicing of Am9, with audio and finger positions.
Open Chord LibraryAm9 (A minor 9) is built from the intervals of a minor 9 chord with root A. Below are the most useful voicings on guitar, from beginner-friendly open position to barre and jazz voicings up the neck.
Notes in Am9
Am9 contains the notes that make up a minor 9 chord built on A. Every voicing uses these notes in different octaves and positions on the fretboard.
Common voicings
Open position (if available), barre chord forms, and compact triad voicings give you the Am9 sound in every register. Tap any diagram in the tool to hear it.
Songs that use Am9
Am9 appears across every genre. The chord library shows commonly-paired chords and the progressions that feature Am9 prominently.
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