G#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 2 4	1 1 1 1 2 3	D# A# D# G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 3 2 x	4 1 3 2 1 –	G# B F# A# B x	hard · barre on fret 2
6 x 8 4 6 4	2 – 4 1 3 1	G# x A# B D# F#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 x 8 x 9 9	1 – 2 – 3 4	G# x A# x F# B	hard
x 11 9 8 9 8	– 4 2 1 3 1	x G# B D# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
1 1 4 1 2 1	1 1 3 1 2 1	D# A# F# G# B D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 3 2 4	– – 4 2 1 3	x x G# A# B F#	hard
6 x 4 4 x 8	3 – 1 2 – 4	G# x F# B x A#	hard
6 x 9 x 9 8	1 – 3 – 4 2	G# x B x F# A#	hard
8 9 8 8 11 9	1 2 1 1 4 3	A# F# A# D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 8
1 1 4 1 2 4	1 1 3 1 2 4	D# A# F# G# B F#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 3 x x	4 1 3 2 – –	G# B F# A# x x	hard
6 x 8 4 x 4	3 – 4 1 – 2	G# x A# B x F#	hard
6 9 8 x x 9	1 3 2 – – 4	G# F# A# x x B	hard
8 9 9 8 11 8	1 2 3 1 4 1	A# F# B D# G# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
1 2 1 1 1 4	1 2 1 1 1 3	D# B D# G# A# F#	medium · barre on fret 1

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#m9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes G#, B, D#, F#, A#. 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 G#m9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See G#m9 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 G#m9 chord?

G#m9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes G#, B, D#, F#, A#.

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.