Gm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm9

Minor 9

Notes:G · A# · D · F · A

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 3 4 6 4	1 1 1 2 4 3	D A D A# F G	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 4 6 6	– – 4 1 2 3	x x G A# F A	hard
8 x 6 x 10 7	3 – 1 – 4 2	G x F x A A#	hard
x x 8 11 10 7	– – 2 4 3 1	x x G F A A#	hard
8 11 10 8 11 x	1 3 2 1 4 –	G F A D A# x	medium · barre on fret 8
3 3 6 4 3 4	1 1 4 2 1 3	D A F A# D G	medium · barre on fret 3
8 4 6 4 x 6	4 1 2 1 – 3	G A# F A# x A	hard · barre on fret 4
8 x 10 x 6 7	3 – 4 – 1 2	G x A x F A#	hard
8 x x 11 10 7	2 – – 4 3 1	G x x F A A#	hard
8 11 11 8 10 x	1 3 4 1 2 –	G F A# D A x	medium · barre on fret 8
3 4 3 3 6 4	1 2 1 1 4 3	D A# D A F G	medium · barre on fret 3
x 4 6 4 8 6	– 1 2 1 4 3	x A# F A# G A	hard · barre on fret 4
6 x 8 x 10 7	1 – 3 – 4 2	F x G x A A#	hard
8 x 10 11 x 7	2 – 3 4 – 1	G x A F x A#	hard
8 x 10 11 11 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	G x A F A# x	hard
3 4 6 3 3 4	1 2 4 1 1 3	D A# F A D G	medium · barre on fret 3

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes G, A#, D, F, A. 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 Gm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 G5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Gm9 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 Gm9 chord?

Gm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes G, A#, 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.