How to Play Piano Chord: A minor 9 — root | PianoKitty

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Am9

root position

A minor 9

root position

Notes

A, C, E, G, B

Parent major scale: A

The notes of the A major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	A	root
2	B	second
3	C♯	third
4	D	fourth
5	E	fifth
6	F♯	sixth
7	G♯	seventh
8	A	octave
9	B	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

minor 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9

root	A
flat third	C
fifth	E
flat seventh	G
ninth	B

Similar chords

A minor 7 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
A dominant 9 with raised third
A half-diminished 9 with flattened fifth
A minor-major 9 with raised seventh
A minor six-nine with flattened seventh

Upper structures

A minor + Am (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

E minor A · G

E–G–B = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7
C major A · G

C–E–G = ♭3, 5, ♭7 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the minor 9 chords Practice all inversions of Am9

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