Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) 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
x 4 1 1 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x B C# F# A D	medium
x 4 2 4 4 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D A C# x	medium
x 4 6 4 4 0	– 1 2 1 1 –	x B F# A C# D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 6 5 7	– 2 – 3 1 4	x C# x B D A	hard
6 6 6 6 0 0	1 1 1 1 – –	F# C# F# B A D	easy · barre on fret 6
11 7 9 8 0 0	4 1 3 2 – –	B D A C# A D	hard
11 11 9 8 0 0	3 4 2 1 – –	B F# A C# A D	medium
11 11 9 9 9 11	2 3 1 1 1 4	B F# A D F# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 4 2 4 4 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D A C# D	medium
2 4 2 4 4 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	D B D A C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 4 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x B x A C# D	easy
x 6 9 6 5 0	– 2 4 3 1 –	x C# A B D D	hard
x 6 6 6 0 0	– 1 1 1 – –	x C# F# B A D	easy · barre on fret 6
11 7 11 8 0 0	3 1 4 2 – –	B D B C# A D	hard
11 11 11 8 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	B F# B C# A D	medium
11 x 9 9 9 11	2 – 1 1 1 3	B x A D F# C#	hard · barre on fret 9

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 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 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 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 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.