G#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

G#m9

Minor 9

Notes:G# · B · D# · F# · A#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 x 5 2 4	– 1 – 4 2 3	x G# x A# B F#	hard
6 x 6 5 2 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	G# x F# A# B x	hard
6 3 6 6 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# A# F# B x x	medium
6 4 6 5 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	G# B F# A# x x	medium
x x 8 5 9 9	– – 2 1 3 4	x x G# A# F# B	hard
6 8 6 6 6 8	1 2 1 1 1 3	G# D# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 10 9 9	1 1 1 4 2 3	A# D# G# D# F# B	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 x 11 9	– 3 2 – 4 1	x F# A# x G# B	hard
x 4 x 3 1 4	– 3 – 2 1 4	x B x G# A# F#	hard
6 3 6 x 2 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	G# A# F# x B x	hard
6 3 x 6 x 4	3 1 – 4 – 2	G# A# x B x F#	hard
6 4 x 5 x 4	4 1 – 3 – 2	G# B x A# x F#	hard
6 x x 5 9 9	2 – – 1 3 4	G# x x A# F# B	hard
6 8 6 6 9 8	1 2 1 1 4 3	G# D# F# B F# A#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 8 10 9 8	2 1 1 4 3 1	B D# G# D# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
9 11 10 x 11 x	1 3 2 – 4 –	B F# A# x G# x	hard

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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.