Standard
A minor major ninth · Frets 5–7
Am(maj9) guitar chord
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Standard
Am(maj9)/C · Schoenberg
How to play Am(maj9) on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 7th fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 0 6 5 5 7 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Am(maj9)?
Am(maj9), A minor major ninth, is A, C, E, G♯ and B: the root (A), the minor third (C), the perfect fifth (E), the major seventh (G♯) and the ninth (B). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 7 9.
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Am(maj9) on other instruments
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