Gm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gm9

Minor 9

Notes:G · A# · D · F · A

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Fingerings (16)

Gm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 0 2 0 3	– – – 1 – 2	x G D A A# F	easy
5 2 3 3 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	G A F A# x x	medium
5 3 3 3 4 7	3 1 1 1 2 4	G A# F A# D A	hard · barre on fret 3
5 0 7 0 7 8	1 – 2 – 3 4	G G A G F A#	medium
8 0 7 7 7 7	2 – 1 1 1 1	A# G A D F A	easy · barre on fret 7
12 0 8 10 11 8	4 – 1 2 3 1	D G A# F A A#	hard · barre on fret 8
x 0 3 2 0 0	– – 2 1 – –	x G F A A# D	easy
5 3 3 2 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	G A# F A x x	medium
5 3 7 3 4 3	3 1 4 1 2 1	G A# A A# D F	hard · barre on fret 3
5 0 8 0 7 7	1 – 4 – 2 3	G G A# G F A	medium
8 0 7 7 7 8	2 – 1 1 1 3	A# G A D F A#	easy · barre on fret 7
x 0 8 10 11 8	– – 1 2 3 1	x G A# F A A#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 0 3 2 0 3	– – 2 1 – 3	x G F A A# F	easy
5 2 x 3 x 3	4 1 – 2 – 3	G A x A# x F	hard
5 3 3 3 7 7	2 1 1 1 3 4	G A# F A# F A	hard · barre on fret 3
7 0 5 0 7 8	2 – 1 – 3 4	A G G G F A#	medium

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 – Open Gm 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 Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.