Bm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Ostrich

in Ostrich (D-D-D-D-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm9

Minor 9

Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#

hardbarre on fret 7

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
9 0 7 7 7 11	2 – 1 1 1 3	B D A A A C#	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 7 7 11 7	2 – 1 1 3 1	B D A A C# A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 7 9 7 11	2 – 1 3 1 4	B D A B A C#	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 7 9 11 7	2 – 1 3 4 1	B D A B C# A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 7 11 7 7	2 – 1 3 1 1	B D A C# A A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 7 11 7 9	2 – 1 4 1 3	B D A C# A B	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 7 11 7 11	2 – 1 3 1 4	B D A C# A C#	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 7 11 9 7	2 – 1 4 3 1	B D A C# B A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 7 11 11 7	2 – 1 3 4 1	B D A C# C# A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 7 11 7	2 – 3 1 4 1	B D B A C# A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 11 7 7 7	2 – 3 1 1 1	B D C# A A A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 11 7 9 7	2 – 4 1 3 1	B D C# A B A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 0 11 7 11 7	2 – 3 1 4 1	B D C# A C# A	hard · barre on fret 7
9 7 7 7 0 11	2 1 1 1 – 3	B A A A D C#	hard · barre on fret 7
9 7 7 7 11 0	2 1 1 1 3 –	B A A A C# D	hard · barre on fret 7
9 7 7 11 7 0	2 1 1 3 1 –	B A A C# A D	hard · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Ostrich 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 Bm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
♭3	3	D
5	7	F#
♭7	10	A
9	14	C#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 B5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9

See Bm9 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 Ostrich D-D-D-D-D-D

What notes make up the Bm9 chord?

Bm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#.

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.