G#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

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Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 0 2 2 2	– 1 – 2 3 4	x G# B F# A# D#	medium
x 2 x 6 3 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x G# x A# B F#	hard
x 4 x 4 3 5	– 2 – 3 1 4	x A# x G# B F#	hard
0 4 4 4 0 5	– 1 1 1 – 2	B A# D# G# G# F#	easy · barre on fret 4
9 9 0 6 0 5	3 4 – 2 – 1	G# D# B A# G# F#	hard
9 9 0 6 10 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	G# D# B A# F# x	hard
9 9 7 7 7 9	2 3 1 1 1 4	G# D# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 12 11 10 9	1 1 4 3 2 1	G# D# B D# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 0 11 11 0 10	2 – 3 4 – 1	A# F# A# D# G# B	medium
11 12 12 11 12 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	A# F# B D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 11
x 2 0 2 2 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x G# B F# A# x	easy
x 5 x 4 2 5	– 3 – 2 1 4	x B x G# A# F#	hard
x x 7 6 3 7	– – 3 2 1 4	x x F# A# B G#	hard
4 4 0 4 0 5	1 2 – 3 – 4	D# A# B G# G# F#	medium
9 5 0 6 0 5	4 1 – 3 – 2	G# B B A# G# F#	hard
x x 9 6 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x x G# A# F# B	hard

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 – 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 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 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 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.