Gm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm9

Minor 9

Notes:G · A# · D · F · A

hardbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
7 0 3 3 3 7	2 – 1 1 1 3	G G F A# D A	hard · barre on fret 3
2 3 5 2 6 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	D A# G A F x	hard · barre on fret 2
7 3 3 3 3 7	2 1 1 1 1 3	G A# F A# D A	hard · barre on fret 3
9 0 5 0 6 8	4 – 1 – 2 3	A G G G F A#	hard
x 0 7 7 6 8	– – 2 3 1 4	x G A D F A#	medium
7 7 7 10 8 8	1 1 1 4 2 3	G D A F G A#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 8 10 8 8	2 – 1 3 1 1	A G A# F G A#	medium · barre on fret 8
9 0 0 10 11 0	1 – – 2 3 –	A G D F A# D	medium
10 0 0 10 10 0	1 – – 2 3 –	A# G D F A D	easy
7 0 7 3 3 3	2 – 3 1 1 1	G G A A# D F	hard · barre on fret 3
5 2 5 3 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	F A G A# x x	medium
7 3 3 7 3 7	2 1 1 3 1 4	G A# F D D A	hard · barre on fret 3
9 0 8 0 6 5	4 – 3 – 2 1	A G A# G F G	hard
x 0 8 7 6 7	– – 4 2 1 3	x G A# D F A	medium
7 7 7 10 10 8	1 1 1 3 4 2	G D A F A A#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 8 10 10 8	2 – 1 3 4 1	A G A# F A A#	medium · barre on fret 8

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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low 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 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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-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.