Fm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm9

Minor 9

Notes:F · G# · C · D# · G

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 0 2	1 1 1 1 – 2	C G C F G# D#	easy · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 3 x x	4 1 3 2 – –	F G# D# G x x	hard
x x 6 3 7 7	– – 2 1 3 4	x x F G D# G#	hard
6 6 4 4 4 6	2 3 1 1 1 4	F C D# G# C G	medium · barre on fret 4
6 6 9 8 7 6	1 1 4 3 2 1	F C G# C D# G	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 0 7	– 3 2 4 – 1	x F G D# G# G#	hard
x 11 8 11 0 11	– 2 1 3 – 4	x F G D# G# C	medium
x 11 9 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F G# D# G x	medium
6 6 4 3 0 x	3 4 2 1 – –	F C D# G G# x	medium
x 2 6 3 4 2	– 1 4 2 3 1	x G# F G C D#	hard · barre on fret 2
6 x x 3 7 7	2 – – 1 3 4	F x x G D# G#	hard
6 x 4 4 4 6	2 – 1 1 1 3	F x D# G# C G	hard · barre on fret 4
6 9 8 8 0 x	1 4 2 3 – –	F D# G C G# x	medium
x 11 x 11 11 7	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F x D# G G#	hard
8 9 9 8 9 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	G D# G# C F x	medium · barre on fret 8
9 11 9 11 11 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	G# F G# D# G x	medium · barre on fret 9

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 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 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 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 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.