Gm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) 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 3 7 3 5 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	G A# A A# F D	hard · barre on fret 3
2 2 3 3 2 5	1 1 2 3 1 4	D A F A# D G	medium · barre on fret 2
7 3 3 3 5 7	3 1 1 1 2 4	G A# F A# F A	hard · barre on fret 3
9 0 5 7 5 8	4 – 1 2 1 3	A G G D F A#	hard · barre on fret 5
7 7 7 10 7 8	1 1 1 3 1 2	G D A F G A#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 8 10 9 8	2 – 1 4 3 1	A G A# F A A#	medium · barre on fret 8
9 0 0 10 10 0	1 – – 2 3 –	A G D F A# D	easy
7 0 7 3 5 3	3 – 4 1 2 1	G G A A# F F	hard · barre on fret 3
2 2 5 3 2 3	1 1 4 2 1 3	D A G A# D F	medium · barre on fret 2
7 3 3 3 7 7	2 1 1 1 3 4	G A# F A# G A	hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 7 7 5 8	– – 2 3 1 4	x G A D F A#	medium
7 7 7 10 9 8	1 1 1 4 3 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
10 0 0 10 9 0	2 – – 3 1 –	A# G D F A D	easy
7 0 7 3 7 3	2 – 3 1 4 1	G G A A# G F	hard · barre on fret 3
2 3 3 2 2 5	1 2 3 1 1 4	D A# F A D G	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – Orkney 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.