Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 0 4 2 2	– 3 – 4 1 2	x B D C# F# A	medium
2 2 4 4 2 4	1 1 2 3 1 4	D A F# C# F# B	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 0 4 5 4	– 1 – 2 4 3	x B D C# A B	medium
x x 9 5 5 6	– – 4 1 2 3	x x B D A C#	hard
6 6 0 0 7 6	1 2 – – 4 3	F# C# D A B C#	medium
11 7 7 9 9 7	4 1 1 2 3 1	B D A F# C# D	hard · barre on fret 7
11 11 0 0 9 11	2 3 – – 1 4	B F# D A C# F#	medium
11 11 11 0 10 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	B F# C# A D x	medium
x 4 0 0 2 6	– 2 – – 1 3	x B D A F# C#	hard
2 4 4 4 2 2	1 2 3 4 1 1	D B F# C# F# A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 0 4 5 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x B D C# A x	easy
x x 7 5 7 6	– – 3 1 4 2	x x A D B C#	medium
6 6 0 0 7 7	1 2 – – 3 4	F# C# D A B D	medium
11 7 0 0 9 11	3 1 – – 2 4	B D D A C# F#	hard
11 11 0 0 9 x	2 3 – – 1 –	B F# D A C# x	medium
11 x 11 0 10 11	2 – 3 – 1 4	B x C# A D F#	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 – New Standard (NST) 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.