Banjo · Standard
A minor ninth · Frets 9–10
Am9 banjo chord
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How to play Am9 on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low D string at the 10th fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 10th fret and your index finger on the high D string at the 9th fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 10 0 10 9 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Am9?
Am9, A minor ninth, is A, C, E, G and B: the root (A), the minor third (C), the perfect fifth (E), the minor seventh (G) and the ninth (B). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9.
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