Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 2 2 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B C# A D x	medium
6 4 2 2 2 2	3 2 1 1 1 1	B C# D A D F#	hard · barre on fret 2
6 4 x 7 x 5	3 1 – 4 – 2	B C# x D x A	hard
6 5 9 6 x x	2 1 4 3 – –	B D A C# x x	hard
6 9 6 6 9 10	1 2 1 1 3 4	B F# F# C# A D	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 11 7 9 9	– – 4 1 2 3	x x B D A C#	hard
8 0 x 11 11 10	1 – – 3 4 2	C# A x F# B D	hard
9 9 9 11 11 9	1 1 1 2 3 1	D F# A F# B C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 2 2 1 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x B D A C# x	medium
6 4 2 2 6 2	3 2 1 1 4 1	B C# D A F# F#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 4 x 7 x 7	1 2 – 3 – 4	A C# x D x B	hard
6 5 x 6 x 5	3 1 – 4 – 2	B D x C# x A	hard
6 9 9 6 6 10	1 2 3 1 1 4	B F# A C# F# D	hard · barre on fret 6
8 0 9 7 9 7	2 – 3 1 4 1	C# A A D A B	medium · barre on fret 7
8 0 11 11 x 10	1 – 3 4 – 2	C# A B F# x D	hard
9 9 11 11 9 9	1 1 2 3 1 1	D F# B F# A C#	medium · barre on fret 9

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.