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Am69 Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor variant of the sixth ninth chord. A warm, jazzy sound typical of Latin jazz and modern R&B.

Guitar

Strings X–0–4–5–0–0

How to play the Am69 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–4–5–0–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Open
4th string (D) Fret 4 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 5 · pinky
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the Am69 chord

Other names: A minor 6/9

Music theory name: minor sixth ninth chord

Common name: A minor 6/9 chord

Notes and intervals in the Am69 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C Minor 3rd
E Perfect 5th
F# Major 6th
B Major 9th

All variations

Fret 4
X–0–4–5–0–0
Fret 5
5–7–7–5–7–7
Fret 7
8–0–7–9–7–7
Fret 10
X–12–10–11–12–12

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys