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

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 x 1 2 5	– 3 – 1 2 4	x G# x F# B A#	hard
x 3 6 5 2 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	x G# F# A# B x	hard
x 3 6 5 x 6	– 1 3 2 – 4	x G# F# A# x B	hard
8 5 6 6 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	G# A# F# B x x	medium
8 6 10 6 9 6	2 1 4 1 3 1	G# B A# B F# B	hard · barre on fret 6
x 3 x 5 2 1	– 3 – 4 2 1	x G# x A# B F#	hard
x 3 6 x 2 5	– 2 4 – 1 3	x G# F# x B A#	hard
x 3 6 6 x 5	– 1 3 4 – 2	x G# F# B x A#	hard
8 6 6 5 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	G# B F# A# x x	medium
8 6 10 6 9 x	2 1 4 1 3 –	G# B A# B F# x	hard · barre on fret 6
x 1 x 3 2 5	– 1 – 3 2 4	x F# x G# B A#	hard
x x 6 3 2 5	– – 4 2 1 3	x x F# G# B A#	hard
3 5 6 3 x 6	1 2 3 1 – 4	D# A# F# G# x B	hard · barre on fret 3
8 5 6 5 x 6	4 1 2 1 – 3	G# A# F# A# x B	hard · barre on fret 5
8 x 10 6 9 6	2 – 4 1 3 1	G# x A# B F# B	hard · barre on fret 6
x 1 x 5 2 3	– 1 – 4 2 3	x F# x A# B G#	hard

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.