Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 1 1	– – 3 4 1 2	B F# C# F# A D	medium
2 3 3 2 3 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	C# A D F# B x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 3 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D A C# x	medium
0 7 7 5 6 5	– 3 4 1 2 1	B C# F# A D F#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	B C# B B D A	medium
0 7 0 10 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	B C# B D F# A	medium
0 8 10 9 10 8	– 1 3 2 4 1	B D A C# F# A	medium · barre on fret 8
0 0 10 10 10 0	– – 1 1 1 –	B F# A D F# C#	easy · barre on fret 10
0 3 3 2 3 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	B A D F# B C#	medium
x 5 2 5 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B C# A D x	hard
3 5 3 5 5 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	D B D A C# x	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 7 5 6 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	B B F# A D C#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	x C# B B D A	medium
0 7 10 10 10 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	B C# A D F# C#	medium
0 8 0 9 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	B D B C# F# A	medium
12 12 10 10 10 12	2 3 1 1 1 4	B F# A D F# C#	medium · barre on fret 10

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 – Drop B 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 Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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.