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Am9/C Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is C instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 8–7–7–9–8–7

How to play the Am9/C chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 8–7–7–9–8–7 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) Fret 8 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 7 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 7 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 9 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 8 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 7 · index finger

Notation for Am9/C chord

Other names: A minor 9th, A min9, A-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: A minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Am9/C chord

Note Interval
A Root
C Minor 3rd
E Perfect 5th
G Minor 7th
H Major 9th

All Variations

Fret 7
8–7–7–9–8–7
Fret 7
8–X–7–9–8–7

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys