Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

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
0 0 2 3 3 3	– – 1 2 3 4	B F# C# A D F#	medium
x 5 2 3 3 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x B C# A D x	medium
x 5 3 7 3 6	– 2 1 4 1 3	x B D C# D A	hard · barre on fret 3
0 7 0 8 7 6	– 2 – 4 3 1	B C# B D F# A	medium
0 7 10 8 7 8	– 1 4 2 1 3	B C# A D F# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 8 10 8 10 10	– 1 2 1 3 4	B D A D A C#	medium · barre on fret 8
0 0 3 3 2 3	– – 2 3 1 4	B F# D A C# F#	medium
x 5 3 3 2 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x B D A C# x	medium
x 5 x 7 3 6	– 2 – 4 1 3	x B x C# D A	hard
0 7 7 8 0 6	– 2 3 4 – 1	B C# F# D B A	medium
0 7 10 8 7 10	– 1 3 2 1 4	B C# A D F# C#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 8 10 8 0 10	– 1 2 1 – 3	B D A D B C#	medium · barre on fret 8
0 3 2 0 3 3	– 2 1 – 3 4	B A C# F# D F#	medium
2 3 2 5 3 x	1 2 1 4 3 –	C# A C# B D x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 3 7 x 6	– 2 1 4 – 3	x B D C# x A	hard
0 8 0 7 7 6	– 4 – 2 3 1	B D B C# F# A	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 B 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#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.