Fm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm9

Minor 9

Notes:F · G# · C · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 3 1 0 0 3	1 2 1 – – 3	F C D# G C G#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 3 x 3 2	4 – 2 – 3 1	G# x F x D# G	hard
3 3 3 5 3 3	1 1 1 2 1 1	G C F C D# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 5 0 0 0	1 3 2 – – –	G# D# G G C F	medium
x 8 5 8 8 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F G D# G# F	medium
x 8 6 8 7 0	– 3 1 4 2 –	x F G# D# G F	medium
11 11 10 0 7 0	3 4 2 – 1 –	D# G# C G G F	hard
x 8 10 0 8 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x F C G G# D#	medium
11 11 10 0 0 0	2 3 1 – – –	D# G# C G C F	easy
11 11 x 0 12 12	1 2 – – 3 4	D# G# x G C F	hard
1 3 1 0 3 3	1 2 1 – 3 4	F C D# G D# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 6 x 5 2	– 3 4 – 2 1	x D# G# x F G	hard
3 6 3 5 3 3	1 3 1 2 1 1	G D# F C D# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 5 5 0 0	1 4 2 3 – –	G# D# G C C F	medium
x 8 5 8 8 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F G D# G# x	medium
x 8 6 8 7 x	– 3 1 4 2 –	x F G# D# G x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes F, G#, C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 Fm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
♭3	3	G#
5	7	C
♭7	10	D#
9	14	G

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 F5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Fm9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the Fm9 chord?

Fm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes F, G#, C, D#, G.

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.