Am(add9) 8-string bass chord

How to play Am(add9) on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the F♯ string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret. Let the E string ring open. Don’t play the C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 3 1 0 2 2 2 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Am(add9)?

Am(add9), A minor added ninth, is A, C, E and B: the root (A), the minor third (C), the perfect fifth (E) and the ninth (B). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 9.