Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 4 2 4 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F# A C# D	medium · barre on fret 2
0 0 0 4 4 4	– – – 1 1 1	D A D B C# F#	easy · barre on fret 4
9 5 7 6 5 0	4 1 3 2 1 –	B D A C# D D	hard · barre on fret 5
9 9 0 6 0 7	3 4 – 1 – 2	B F# D C# A A	medium
9 9 0 7 0 11	2 3 – 1 – 4	B F# D D A C#	hard
9 12 11 11 9 0	1 4 2 3 1 –	B A C# F# F# D	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 0 2 4 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x B D A C# D	medium
0 0 4 4 4 0	– – 1 1 1 –	D A F# B C# D	easy · barre on fret 4
9 5 7 6 5 x	4 1 3 2 1 –	B D A C# D x	hard · barre on fret 5
9 9 0 6 0 9	2 3 – 1 – 4	B F# D C# A B	medium
9 9 11 7 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	B F# C# D A D	hard
9 9 0 11 0 11	1 2 – 3 – 4	B F# D F# A C#	medium
x 2 0 2 4 4	– 1 – 2 3 4	x B D A C# F#	medium
0 0 4 4 4 4	– – 1 1 1 1	D A F# B C# F#	easy · barre on fret 4
9 5 0 6 0 7	4 1 – 2 – 3	B D D C# A A	hard
9 9 7 6 0 0	3 4 2 1 – –	B F# A C# A D	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) 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

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

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 B5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9

See Bm9 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

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.