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

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

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

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 G 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 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.