Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 2 2 2 4	2 – 1 1 1 3	B D A D F# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 2 2 2 4	2 3 1 1 1 4	B F# A D F# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 0 6 6 5 0	1 – 3 4 2 –	B D C# F# A A	medium
x 9 x 9 9 5	– 2 – 3 4 1	x B x A C# D	hard
x 9 7 6 9 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x B D F# C# A	medium
x 9 7 9 9 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D A C# A	medium
11 0 11 11 9 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	F# D F# B C# A	medium
x 11 11 11 10 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C# F# B D A	medium
4 0 2 1 2 0	4 – 2 1 3 –	B D A C# F# A	medium
4 x 2 2 2 4	2 – 1 1 1 3	B x A D F# C#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 4 7 6 5 4	1 1 4 3 2 1	B F# D F# A C#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 x 5 5	– 4 3 – 1 2	x B C# x A D	hard
6 7 7 6 7 0	1 2 3 1 4 –	C# A D F# B A	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 7 9 9 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D A C# x	medium
x 0 11 11 9 0	– – 2 3 1 –	x D F# B C# A	medium
11 11 x 11 10 0	2 3 – 4 1 –	F# C# x B D A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#. 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 Bm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
♭3	3	D
5	7	F#
♭7	10	A
9	14	C#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 B5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9

See Bm9 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-E-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 Bm9 chord?

Bm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#.

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.