Fm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm9

Minor 9

Notes:F · G# · C · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 2 4 2	1 1 1 2 4 3	C G C G# D# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 2 4 4	– – 4 1 2 3	x x F G# D# G	hard
6 x 4 x 8 5	3 – 1 – 4 2	F x D# x G G#	hard
x x 6 9 8 5	– – 2 4 3 1	x x F D# G G#	hard
6 6 8 6 9 0	1 1 2 1 3 –	F C G C G# D#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 9 9 0	– 4 1 2 3 –	x F G D# G# D#	medium
1 1 4 2 1 2	1 1 4 2 1 3	C G D# G# C F	medium · barre on fret 1
6 2 4 2 x 4	4 1 2 1 – 3	F G# D# G# x G	hard · barre on fret 2
6 x 8 x 4 5	3 – 4 – 1 2	F x G x D# G#	hard
6 x x 9 8 5	2 – – 4 3 1	F x x D# G G#	hard
6 6 9 6 8 0	1 1 3 1 2 –	F C G# C G D#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 9 0	– 3 1 4 2 –	x F G F G# D#	medium
1 2 1 1 4 2	1 2 1 1 4 3	C G# C G D# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 2 4 2 6 4	– 1 2 1 4 3	x G# D# G# F G	hard · barre on fret 2
4 x 6 x 8 5	1 – 3 – 4 2	D# x F x G G#	hard
6 x 8 9 x 5	2 – 3 4 – 1	F x G D# x G#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes F, G#, C, D#, G. 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 Fm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
♭3	3	G#
5	7	C
♭7	10	D#
9	14	G

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 F5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Fm9 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 Fm9 chord?

Fm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes F, G#, C, D#, G.

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.