Fm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm9

Minor 9

Notes:F · G# · C · D# · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x F G C D# G#	medium
x 4 2 4 4 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F G# D# G x	medium
x 4 6 4 4 0	– 1 2 1 1 –	x F C D# G G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 6 5 7	– 2 – 3 1 4	x G x F G# D#	hard
6 6 6 6 0 0	1 1 1 1 – –	C G C F D# G#	easy · barre on fret 6
11 7 9 8 0 0	4 1 3 2 – –	F G# D# G D# G#	hard
11 11 9 8 0 0	3 4 2 1 – –	F C D# G D# G#	medium
11 11 9 9 9 11	2 3 1 1 1 4	F C D# G# C G	medium · barre on fret 9
x 4 2 4 4 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F G# D# G G#	medium
2 4 2 4 4 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	G# F G# D# G x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 4 4 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x F x D# G G#	easy
x 6 9 6 5 0	– 2 4 3 1 –	x G D# F G# G#	hard
x 6 6 6 0 0	– 1 1 1 – –	x G C F D# G#	easy · barre on fret 6
11 7 11 8 0 0	3 1 4 2 – –	F G# F G D# G#	hard
11 11 11 8 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	F C F G D# G#	medium
11 x 9 9 9 11	2 – 1 1 1 3	F x D# G# C G	hard · 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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.