Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

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Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-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.