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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Am9

A minor ninth

Open

C
E
G
B
× 0 2 4 1 34 fingers
E
A
G
C
3 3 2 2 0 04 fingers
E
A
C
G
0 3 2 2 0 34 fingers

1st position

C
B
A
G
× 2 × 2 1 34 fingers
C
B
A
G
3 2 × 2 1 ×4 fingers

2nd position

2fr
B
E
G
A
C
5 2 2 5 × 3barre · 4 fingers
2fr
B
A
G
C
5 2 5 5 × ×4 fingers
2fr
A
C
A
G
5 3 5 2 0 04 fingers

3rd position

3fr
C
G
B
A
E
5 3 × 4 5 3barre · 4 fingers
3fr
C
G
B
A
G
5 3 5 4 × 3barre · 4 fingers
3fr
C
B
A
G
5 3 5 4 × ×4 fingers

5th position

5fr
A
G
C
E
E
B
5 7 5 5 5 7barre · 3 fingers
5fr
A
G
C
E
B
G
5 7 5 5 8 7barre · 4 fingers
5fr
G
C
E
B
× 0 5 5 5 7barre · 2 fingers

7th position

7fr
E
A
B
C
G
E
8 7 7 9 8 7barre · 4 fingers
7fr
B
E
A
G
C
E
7 7 7 9 8 8barre · 4 fingers
7fr
B
G
E
C
× 0 10 9 8 74 fingers

8th position

8fr
G
C
B
E
× 0 9 9 8 84 fingers
8fr
G
C
B
× 0 9 0 8 83 fingers
8fr
C
B
A
× 0 9 0 10 83 fingers

10th position

10fr
C
A
G
B
× 12 10 12 12 04 fingers
10fr
C
A
G
E
× 12 10 12 0 124 fingers
10fr
C
A
B
E
× 12 10 0 12 124 fingers

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