Gm9 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

Gm9

Minor 9

Notes:G · A# · D · F · A

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 0 1 1 2	– – – 1 2 3	x G D A# F A	easy
x 2 3 x 3 3	– 1 2 – 3 4	x A F x G A#	hard
7 3 3 5 5 3	4 1 1 2 3 1	G A# F D A A#	hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 8 8 5 7	– – 3 4 1 2	x G A# F A D	medium
x 0 7 8 6 7	– – 2 4 1 3	x G A F A# D	medium
10 0 7 8 10 7	3 – 1 2 4 1	A# G A F D D	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 8 0 10 10	2 – 1 – 3 4	A G A# A D F	medium
10 0 0 0 10 10	1 – – – 2 3	A# G D A D F	easy
x 0 0 0 1 3	– – – – 1 2	x G D A F A#	medium
x 3 3 x 3 2	– 2 3 – 4 1	x A# F x G A	hard
7 x 3 5 5 3	4 – 1 2 3 1	G x F D A A#	hard · barre on fret 3
7 0 8 8 5 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	G G A# F A G	medium
7 0 7 8 6 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	G G A F A# G	medium
7 0 8 0 10 10	1 – 2 – 3 4	G G A# A D F	medium
9 0 8 8 10 0	3 – 1 2 4 –	A G A# F D G	medium
10 0 0 12 10 10	1 – – 4 2 3	A# G D A D F	medium

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 – 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 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 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 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.