AM9 Piano Chord
AM9
A Major 9th (with 5th)
3rd
C#5th
E9th
BMaj 7th
G#Root
AE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A
C#
E
G#
B
The Notes in a A Major 9th (with 5th) Chord
The 3rd
Finding C# from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move down to G#
- Step 2: move down to G
- Step 3: move down to F#
- Step 4: move down to F
- Step 5: move down to E
- Step 6: move down to Eb
- Step 7: move down to D
- Step 8: Land on C#
3rd
C#Root
A1
2
3
4
5
6
7
- G# is a minor second below A.
- G is a major 2nd below A.
- F# is a minor third below A.
- F is a major third below A.
- E is a fourth below A.
- Eb is a flat fifth below A.
- D is a fifth below A.
- C# is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below A. The 3rd is down a sharp fifth (minor sixth)? Confusing, right? The note C# is down 8 half-steps from A, but up 4 half-steps from A:
3rd
C#Root
A1
2
3
The 5th
Finding E from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move down to G#
- Step 2: move down to G
- Step 3: move down to F#
- Step 4: move down to F
- Step 5: Land on E
5th
ERoot
A1
2
3
4
- G# is a minor second below A.
- G is a major 2nd below A.
- F# is a minor third below A.
- F is a major third below A.
- E is a fourth below A. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note E is down 5 half-steps from A, but up 7 half-steps from A:
5th
ERoot
A1
2
3
4
5
6
The 9th
Finding B from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move up to Bb
- Step 2: Land on B
9th
BRoot
A1
- Bb is a minor second above A.
- B is a major 2nd above A.
The Maj 7th
Finding G# from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: Land on G#
Maj 7th
G#Root
A- G# is a minor second below A. The maj 7th is down a minor second? Confusing, right? The note G# is down 1 half-steps from A, but up 11 half-steps from A:
Maj 7th
G#Root
A1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The Root
Finding A from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move down to G#
- Step 2: move down to G
- Step 3: move down to F#
- Step 4: move down to F
- Step 5: move down to E
- Step 6: move down to Eb
- Step 7: move down to D
- Step 8: move down to C#
- Step 9: move down to C
- Step 10: move down to B
- Step 11: move down to Bb
- Step 12: Land on A
Root
ARoot
A1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
- G# is a minor second below A.
- G is a major 2nd below A.
- F# is a minor third below A.
- F is a major third below A.
- E is a fourth below A.
- Eb is a flat fifth below A.
- D is a fifth below A.
- C# is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below A.
- C is a major sixth below A.
- B is a minor seventh below A.
- Bb is a major seventh below A.
- A is a octave below A. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note A is down 12 half-steps from A, but up 0 half-steps from A: