Gm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm9

Minor 9

Notes:G · A# · D · F · A

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes G, A#, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# 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 Gm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
♭3	3	A#
5	7	D
♭7	10	F
9	14	A

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 G5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Gm9 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-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 Gm9 chord?

Gm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes G, A#, 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.