Learn how to play the Am9 Guitar Chord (also known as A minor 9, A Minor 9th) with this free tutorial.  This is an advanced lesson.  If you would like to learn a beginner version of this chord, follow this link for an easy Am9 guitar chord.

In order to find the notes that make up this particular chord, we need to take the 1, b3, 5 , b7, 9  steps of the A Major Scale: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#.  This will give us the notes A, C, E, G,  and B.  The “b3″ symbol simply means that we take the third position of the A Major Scale (C#) and we flatten it by 1/2 step, giving us our “C”.  Take the same concept with our “b7″ symbol, only we are flattening the 7th step of the A Major Scale (G#), giving us our “G”.  Simple enough right?

So, the notes of the A Minor 9 chord again are: A, C, E, G and B

The chord  chart below demonstrates how to play the Am9 Chord.

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Chord Playing Tips: Be sure that you are pressing down on the strings hard enough and play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

A Minor 9th Guitar Chord Video

The video below will further demonstrate how to play the Am9 Guitar Chord as a barre chord on the 5th fret.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK6YTjZ-TrU

The lesson below, taught by Marty Schwartz with GuitarJamz, is an easier acoustic version of the original song.

This lesson is taught in standard tuning.  The chords you will need for this song are: A Minor, D Major, F Major (You can play the full barre chord version or an easy version of F Major Here), G Major, C Major..

Strumming Pattern: DDD UUU DU DU

One by U2 Guitar Tutorial

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Hs1Rp1aus

A big thanks to Marty Schwartz for sharing this video lesson. Marty is an amazing guitar player and one of the best guitar instructors online. If you are serious about learning to play the guitar, you should definitely check out his website and sign up to receive his free beginner ebook or make a small investment for his Members Only Club and get access to over 640 of his online video lessons. I can’t recommend Marty’s Website enough.

As Performed by U2

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftjEcrrf7r0

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More Easy Acoustic Guitar Songs Here

We covered an easy beginner version of the A7 Guitar Chord on this site in the past.  In this post, we will look at some advanced voicings for the A Dominant 7th chord.

The A7 chord is a very popular one, especially in blues guitar. In order to find the notes that make up this chord, we need to look at the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A.  From this scale, we find the 1st, 3rd, 5th and flattened 7th positions (b7), or the notes A, C#, E and G.  The “b7″ symbol means that we take the 7th position of the A Major scale (G#) and flatten it by 1/2 step, giving us our  ”G”.  It is this “G” note that gives this chord its distinctive sound.

There are 6 advanced voicings of the A7 guitar chord below for your convenience.

Notes of the A7 Chord are: A, C#, E and G

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the string hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

David is going to demonstrate how to play something that sounds beautiful without being impossible to play.

One trick that makes this chord progression easier is that David is using moveable chords.  This means you can play the same chord shape at different locations on the guitar fret board.  You just slide your hand up and down the fretboard while maintaining the same chord shape.

Apart from being fairly easy to play, these chords also sound quite beautiful as they utilize the open strings of your guitar.  Learn exactly how its done by watching the lengthy video tutorial below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vFWMUHI7YE

A big thanks to David Taub and the folks over at Next Level Guitar for sharing this lesson.  If you haven’t had the chance to check out Next Level Guitar, then I Highly recommend you visit their website to check out all they have to offer.  They have over 785 online guitar lessons and for a small fee, you can become a member today! Check out my review of  Next Level Guitar Here .

Learn how to play the Eadd11 guitar chord with this free tutorial.  To form this chord, we need to take the 1,3,5 and 11 positions from the E Major Scale: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, and D#.  When we do this, we come up with the notes:  E, G#, B and A.  The E add 11 chord is just the E Major Chord with an added A note (the 11th step of the E Major Scale).  Hence the name, E Add11.  This chord sounds more difficult than it actually is.  It is a very easy and basic beginner guitar chord to play.

The chord chart below demonstrates how to play the Eadd11 guitar chord.

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X symbol means we do not play that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Follow this link for more easy beginner guitar chords.