Gm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-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
0 0 2 2 1 1	– – 3 4 1 2	G D A D F A#	medium
2 3 3 2 3 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	A F A# D G x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 3 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G A# F A x	medium
0 7 7 5 6 5	– 3 4 1 2 1	G A D F A# D	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	G A G G A# F	medium
0 7 0 10 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	G A G A# D F	medium
0 8 10 9 10 8	– 1 3 2 4 1	G A# F A D F	medium · barre on fret 8
0 0 10 10 10 0	– – 1 1 1 –	G D F A# D A	easy · barre on fret 10
0 3 3 2 3 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	G F A# D G A	medium
x 5 2 5 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G A F A# x	hard
3 5 3 5 5 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	A# G A# F A x	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 7 5 6 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	G G D F A# A	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	x A G G A# F	medium
0 7 10 10 10 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	G A F A# D A	medium
0 8 0 9 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	G A# G A D F	medium
12 12 10 10 10 12	2 3 1 1 1 4	G D F A# D A	medium · barre on fret 10

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-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 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.