Piano chord

A Minor Add9 Piano Chord (Am(add9))

The A Minor Add9 chord on piano is made of the notes A, C, E and B. Haunting and beautiful. A minor triad with an added 9th.

A Minor Add9 chord on a piano keyboard: A, C, E, B C5C6 A C E B

Am(add9) A – C – E – B

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What notes are in A Minor Add9?

4 notes, built 1 – ♭3 – 5 – 9 up from A.

Notes
A – C – E – B
Formula
1 – ♭3 – 5 – 9
Semitones from the root
0 – 3 – 7 – 14
Symbol
Am(add9)
Chord type
Minor Add 9, 4 notes

How to play A Minor Add9 on piano

A Minor Add9 spans more than an octave, so it is usually split between the hands.

  • Left hand: A and E (fingers 5 and 1).
  • Right hand: C, B (fingers 1 and 5).
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A Minor Add9 inversions

Each inversion puts a different note of the chord in the bass. Written as a slash chord: Am(add9)/C, Am(add9)/E.

A Minor Add9 root position on piano: A, C, E, B A C E B
Root position Am(add9) A – C – E – B
A Minor Add9 1st inversion on piano: C, E, A, B C E A B
1st inversion Am(add9)/C C – E – A – B RH 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 · LH 5 – 3 – 2 – 1
A Minor Add9 2nd inversion on piano: E, A, B, C E A B C
2nd inversion Am(add9)/E E – A – B – C RH 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 · LH 5 – 3 – 2 – 1

Progressions with A Minor Add9

Press play: the chords move across the keyboard as they sound, voiced so your hand barely moves.

Sad pop progression

in C major

  1. vi(add9) Am(add9)
  2. IV F
  3. I C
  4. V G
Sad pop progression in C major: Am(add9), F, C, G A C E B

ii–V–I

in G major

  1. ii(add9) Am(add9)
  2. V7 D7
  3. Imaj7 Gmaj7
ii–V–I in G major: Am(add9), D7, Gmaj7 A C E B

Can you find A Minor Add9?

Tap the notes on the keyboard, then check. Six chords, starting with this one.

1 / 6 Tap the notes of A Minor Add9 (Am(add9))

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Any octave, any order. Each key you tap plays.

Practice keyboard: tap the notes of the chord

What key is A Minor Add9 in?

The keys whose scale contains every note of Am(add9), with the chord’s Roman numeral in each.

Major keys

  • G majorii(add9)
  • F majoriii(add9)
  • C majorvi(add9)

Minor keys

  • A minori(add9)
  • E minoriv(add9)
  • D minorv(add9)

A Minor Add9 chord FAQ

What notes are in the A Minor Add9 chord?

A Minor Add9 (Am(add9)) has 4 notes: A, C, E and B. Its formula is 1 – ♭3 – 5 – 9, counted up from A.

How do you play A Minor Add9 on the piano?

Spread it over two hands: the left hand plays A and E (fingers 5 and 1), the right hand plays C, B (fingers 1 and 5).

What are the inversions of A Minor Add9?

1st inversion: C, E, A, B (Am(add9)/C). 2nd inversion: E, A, B, C (Am(add9)/E).

What key is A Minor Add9 in?

Am(add9) belongs to G major (ii(add9)), F major (iii(add9)), C major (vi(add9)), A minor (i(add9)), E minor (iv(add9)) and D minor (v(add9)).

Other A chords

Minor Add 9 chords on every root

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