Fm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm9

Minor 9

Notes:F · G# · C · D# · G

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 x 5 2 4	– 1 – 4 2 3	x F x G G# D#	hard
x 3 x 3 2 4	– 2 – 3 1 4	x G x F G# D#	hard
x 3 6 6 x 6	– 1 2 3 – 4	x G D# G# x F	hard
8 4 6 5 x x	4 1 3 2 – –	F G# D# G x x	hard
x x 8 5 9 9	– – 2 1 3 4	x x F G D# G#	hard
8 8 6 6 6 8	2 3 1 1 1 4	F C D# G# C G	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 11 10 9 8	1 1 4 3 2 1	F C G# C D# G	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 11 9	– 3 2 – 4 1	x D# G x F G#	hard
10 11 11 10 11 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	G D# G# C F x	medium · barre on fret 10
x 4 x 3 1 4	– 3 – 2 1 4	x G# x F G D#	hard
x x 6 5 2 6	– – 3 2 1 4	x x D# G G# F	hard
6 3 x 6 x 6	2 1 – 3 – 4	D# G x G# x F	hard
x 4 8 5 6 4	– 1 4 2 3 1	x G# F G C D#	hard · barre on fret 4
8 x x 5 9 9	2 – – 1 3 4	F x x G D# G#	hard
8 x 6 6 6 8	2 – 1 1 1 3	F x D# G# C G	hard · barre on fret 6
11 8 8 10 9 8	4 1 1 3 2 1	G# C F C D# G	medium · barre on fret 8

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 – Drop A 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 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.