G#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

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Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 0 4 0 3	– 1 – 3 – 2	x G# B A# B F#	medium
0 0 4 4 4 5	– – 1 1 1 2	B F# D# A# D# G#	easy · barre on fret 4
9 5 7 5 0 7	4 1 2 1 – 3	G# B F# B B A#	hard · barre on fret 5
9 9 0 0 7 7	3 4 – – 1 2	G# D# B F# F# A#	medium
9 9 0 0 11 8	2 3 – – 4 1	G# D# B F# A# B	medium
9 12 11 9 0 12	1 3 2 1 – 4	G# F# A# D# B D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 0 4 4 3	– 1 – 3 4 2	x G# B A# D# F#	medium
4 4 4 0 0 5	1 1 1 – – 2	D# A# D# F# B G#	easy · barre on fret 4
9 5 0 0 7 7	4 1 – – 2 3	G# B B F# F# A#	hard
9 9 0 0 9 7	2 3 – – 4 1	G# D# B F# G# A#	medium
9 9 11 0 0 8	2 3 4 – – 1	G# D# A# F# B B	medium
9 12 11 9 12 0	1 3 2 1 4 –	G# F# A# D# B D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 4 4 0 3	– 1 3 4 – 2	x G# D# A# B F#	medium
0 0 0 4 4 5	– – – 1 2 3	B F# B A# D# G#	easy
9 5 0 0 9 7	3 1 – – 4 2	G# B B F# G# A#	hard
9 9 7 0 0 7	3 4 1 – – 2	G# D# F# F# B A#	medium

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 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 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#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.