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Fig. 1 · Am9 on the keyboard

piano chord

Am9

A1C♭3E5G♭7B9

A minor seventh with a ninth on top.

on guitaron ukulelethe scale

What is true of it

Am9 is A, C, E, G and B — 1, b3, 5, b7 and 9 counted from A.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 5, the 5 and 1 go first, in that order.

A in other shapes

Aadd9added ninthA9dominant ninthAmaj9major ninthAmajorAmminorAdimdiminished

Cm9C♯m9D♭m9Dm9D♯m9E♭m9Em9Fm9all 374