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

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) 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
2 2 0 0 0 2	1 2 – – – 3	G# D# F# B D# A#	easy
2 2 5 4 3 2	1 1 4 3 2 1	G# D# B D# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 7 7 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x G# x F# A# B	hard
4 5 4 0 0 0	1 2 1 – – –	A# F# A# B D# G#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G# B F# A# G#	medium
x 7 9 0 7 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x G# D# B A# F#	medium
0 9 9 9 8 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	F# A# D# G# B G#	medium
0 9 9 0 0 0	– 1 2 – – –	F# A# D# B D# G#	easy
0 10 0 11 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	F# B F# A# D# G#	medium
2 2 0 0 3 2	1 2 – – 4 3	G# D# F# B F# A#	medium
5 2 2 4 3 2	4 1 1 3 2 1	B D# G# D# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 3	– 4 3 – 1 2	x G# A# x F# B	hard
4 5 5 4 0 0	1 2 3 1 – –	A# F# B D# D# G#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G# B F# A# x	medium
0 7 0 0 7 7	– 1 – – 2 3	F# G# F# B A# D#	easy
9 9 0 9 8 0	2 3 – 4 1 –	D# A# F# G# B G#	medium

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 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 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 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 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.