G#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE 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
4 1 1 0 0 2	4 1 2 – – 3	G# A# D# F# B F#	medium
4 2 4 4 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# B F# A# x x	medium
4 6 4 0 0 6	1 2 1 – – 3	G# D# F# F# B A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 5 7 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x G# B F# A#	medium
6 6 6 0 7 7	1 1 1 – 2 3	A# D# G# F# F# B	easy · barre on fret 6
7 11 8 9 7 7	1 4 2 3 1 1	B G# A# D# F# B	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 8 12 0 11	– 2 1 4 – 3	x G# A# F# B D#	hard
x 11 9 12 11 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x G# B F# A# x	medium
4 1 1 0 0 4	3 1 2 – – 4	G# A# D# F# B G#	medium
4 2 4 2 x 6	2 1 3 1 – 4	G# B F# G# x A#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 6 4 4 0 6	1 2 1 1 – 3	G# D# F# A# B A#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 x 6 5 7 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	A# x G# B F# x	hard
6 6 6 0 0 x	1 1 1 – – –	A# D# G# F# B x	easy · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 7 7	– 4 3 – 1 2	x G# A# x F# B	hard
x 11 8 12 12 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G# A# F# B x	hard
x 11 9 0 11 11	– 2 1 – 3 4	x G# B F# A# D#	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 – EADF#BE 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 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 EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

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.