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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 1 1	– – 3 4 1 2	G# D# A# D# F# B	medium
2 3 3 2 3 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	A# F# B D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 3 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G# B F# A# x	medium
0 7 7 5 6 5	– 3 4 1 2 1	G# A# D# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	G# A# G# G# B F#	medium
0 7 0 10 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	G# A# G# B D# F#	medium
0 8 10 9 10 8	– 1 3 2 4 1	G# B F# A# D# F#	medium · barre on fret 8
0 0 10 10 10 0	– – 1 1 1 –	G# D# F# B D# A#	easy · barre on fret 10
0 3 3 2 3 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	G# F# B D# G# A#	medium
x 5 2 5 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G# A# F# B x	hard
3 5 3 5 5 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	B G# B F# A# x	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 7 5 6 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	G# G# D# F# B A#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	x A# G# G# B F#	medium
0 7 10 10 10 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	G# A# F# B D# A#	medium
0 8 0 9 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	G# B G# A# D# F#	medium
12 12 10 10 10 12	2 3 1 1 1 4	G# D# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 10

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 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 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 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 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.