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

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 2 2 4 2	2 – 1 1 3 1	G# B F# A# D# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 2 3 x 6	3 – 1 2 – 4	G# x F# B x A#	hard
x x 4 3 7 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x G# B F# A#	hard
4 7 4 7 0 6	1 3 1 4 – 2	G# F# G# D# B A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 6 0 7 7	– – 1 – 2 3	x x A# G# F# B	easy
x 9 7 10 11 7	– 2 1 3 4 1	x G# B F# A# B	hard · barre on fret 7
4 0 4 2 4 2	2 – 3 1 4 1	G# B G# A# D# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 6 3 x 2	3 – 4 2 – 1	G# x A# B x F#	hard
4 7 6 3 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	G# F# A# B x x	hard
4 7 4 0 0 6	1 3 1 – – 2	G# F# G# G# B A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 7 0 7 6	– – 2 – 3 1	x x B G# F# A#	easy
x 11 7 0 7 11	– 3 1 – 2 4	x A# B G# F# D#	hard
4 0 2 2 0 2	4 – 1 2 – 3	G# B F# A# B F#	medium
2 x 4 3 x 6	1 – 3 2 – 4	F# x G# B x A#	hard
4 x 6 3 7 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	G# x A# B F# x	hard
4 0 4 0 7 6	1 – 2 – 4 3	G# B G# G# F# 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 E 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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-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.