Gm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm9

Minor 9

Notes:G · A# · D · F · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm9 shapes as text

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