Fm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 2 (F#)

in Plus 2 (F#) (F#-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm9

Minor 9

Notes:F · G# · C · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes F, G#, C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Plus 2 (F#) 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 Fm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 F5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Fm9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Plus 2 (F#) F#-B-E-A-C#-F#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 Fm9 chord?

Fm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes F, G#, C, D#, G.

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.