Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

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

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-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.