G#m9 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

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.