Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

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Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

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

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 – Double Drop D 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 Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D 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.