Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

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

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 Am 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 Am E-A-E-A-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.