Bm9 chord on 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC)

in High C (EADGC) tuning

✕○231BDAC#
Bm9
Minor 9
Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDAF#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 0 2 1– 2 – 3 1x B D A C#easy
5 2 4 6 23 1 2 4 1A B F# C# Dhard · barre on fret 2
7 4 7 7 x2 1 3 4 –B C# A D xmedium
7 5 7 6 x3 1 4 2 –B D A C# xmedium
7 9 0 6 92 3 – 1 4B F# D C# Amedium
7 9 11 7 91 2 4 1 3B F# C# D Ahard · barre on fret 7
9 0 0 11 111 – – 2 3C# A D F# Bmedium
10 0 11 11 111 – 2 3 4D A C# F# Bmedium
2 2 0 2 12 3 – 4 1F# B D A C#medium
5 4 x 4 24 2 – 3 1A C# x B Dhard
5 4 0 4 63 1 – 2 4A C# D B F#medium
7 5 0 6 93 1 – 2 4B D D C# Ahard
7 0 0 6 63 – – 1 2B A D C# F#easy
7 x 11 7 91 – 4 2 3B x C# D Ahard
9 0 12 11 111 – 4 2 3C# A D F# Bmedium
10 0 11 x 111 – 2 – 3D A C# x Beasy

The Bm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Bm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
57F#
♭710A
914C#

More B chords

Other roots

See Bm9 in another tuning

What notes make up the Bm9 chord?

Bm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.