Bm9 chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

○○✕1234BF#ADAC#
Bm9
Minor 9
Notes:B · D · F# · A · C#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDAF#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 0 0 2 2 x1 2 – – 3 4 –B F# A D A C# xmedium
2 2 4 4 2 3 21 1 3 4 1 2 1B F# C# F# A D F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 7 6 3 x– 3 – 4 2 1 –x B x A C# D xhard
x 7 4 0 4 0 5– 4 1 – 2 – 3x B C# D B B Amedium
x 7 5 0 6 0 5– 4 1 – 3 – 2x B D D C# B Amedium
x 7 9 0 6 10 x– 2 3 – 1 4 –x B F# D C# A xhard
x 7 9 7 7 7 9– 1 2 1 1 1 3x B F# A D F# C#medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 9 11 10 101 1 1 1 4 2 3F# C# F# B F# A Dmedium · barre on fret 9
0 10 0 11 11 0 10– 1 – 3 4 – 2A D A C# F# B Dmedium
x x 2 0 2 2 2– – 1 – 2 3 4x x B D A C# F#medium
2 2 4 4 2 3 x1 1 3 4 1 2 –B F# C# F# A D xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 7 x 3 x– 3 2 4 – 1 –x B C# A x D xhard
x 7 4 0 6 0 5– 4 1 – 3 – 2x B C# D C# B Amedium
x 7 5 7 6 0 x– 3 1 4 2 – –x B D A C# B xmedium
x x x 9 6 10 10– – – 2 1 3 4x x x B C# A Dhard
x 7 9 7 7 0 9– 1 2 1 1 – 3x B F# A D B C#medium · barre on fret 7

The Bm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 7-String Guitar – Drop A 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
57F#
♭710A
914C#

More B chords

Other roots

See Bm9 in another tuning

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.