Gm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm9

Minor 9

Notes:G · A# · D · F · A

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 3 3 3 3	2 – 1 1 1 1	G A F A# D G	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 2 6 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x x G A F A#	hard
5 5 3 3 3 5	2 3 1 1 1 4	G D F A# D A	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 8 7 6 5	1 1 4 3 2 1	G D A# D F A	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 0 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x A G F A#	easy
7 8 8 7 8 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	A F A# D G x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 8 10 10 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G A# F A x	medium
5 0 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	G A F A# D A	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x x 2 6 6	2 – – 1 3 4	G x x A F A#	hard
5 x 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	G x F A# D A	hard · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 0 6 6	1 – 2 – 3 4	G A G G F A#	medium
x 10 7 0 6 6	– 4 3 – 1 2	x G A G F A#	hard
x 10 7 10 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G A F A# x	hard
8 8 8 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	A# F A# G A D	medium · barre on fret 8
5 0 3 3 3 x	2 – 1 1 1 –	G A F A# D x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x 3 2 x 6	3 – 2 1 – 4	G x F A x A#	hard

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 D 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 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.