Bm9 chord on 12-String Guitar

in Standard (E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) tuning

✕✕○○11223344BBDDAAC#C#F#F#
Bm9
Minor 9
Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDAF#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 4 4x x B B D D A A C# C# F# F#medium
x x 2 2 x x 6 6 3 3 5 5– – 1 1 – – 4 4 2 2 3 3x x B B x x C# C# D D A Ahard
7 7 x x 7 7 6 6 3 3 x x3 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – –B B x x A A C# C# D D x xhard
7 7 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 5 54 4 1 1 – – 2 2 – – 3 3B B C# C# D D B B B B A Amedium
7 7 5 5 0 0 6 6 0 0 5 54 4 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 2 2B B D D D D C# C# B B A Amedium
7 7 9 9 0 0 6 6 10 10 x x2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4 – –B B F# F# D D C# C# A A x xhard
7 7 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 91 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3B B F# F# A A D D F# F# C# C#medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 10 10 10 101 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3C# C# F# F# B B F# F# A A D Dmedium · barre on fret 9
10 10 0 0 11 11 11 11 0 0 10 101 1 – – 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2D D A A C# C# F# F# B B D Dmedium
x x 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 x x– – 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – –x x B B D D A A C# C# x xeasy
x x 5 5 x x 4 4 2 2 5 5– – 3 3 – – 2 2 1 1 4 4x x D D x x B B C# C# A Ahard
7 7 4 4 7 7 x x 3 3 x x3 3 2 2 4 4 – – 1 1 – –B B C# C# A A x x D D x xhard
7 7 4 4 0 0 6 6 0 0 5 54 4 1 1 – – 3 3 – – 2 2B B C# C# D D C# C# B B A Amedium
7 7 5 5 7 7 6 6 0 0 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 2 2 – – – –B B D D A A C# C# B B x xmedium
x x x x 9 9 6 6 10 10 10 10– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4x x x x B B C# C# A A D Dhard
7 7 9 9 7 7 7 7 0 0 9 91 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – – 3 3B B F# F# A A D D B B C# C#medium · barre on fret 7

The Bm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar 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.