Guitar chord · Sixths & added
B minor added 9th chord on guitar
799779 · Barre · 7th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Bm(add9) on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Minor with a wistful, shimmering 9th on top.
- Notes
- BDF♯C♯
- Formula
- 1♭359
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 7th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 7th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 7th fret, held by the barre B
- 5th string (A): 9th fret, middle finger (2) F♯
- 4th string (D): 9th fret, ring finger (3) B
- 3rd string (G): 7th fret, held by the barre D
- 2nd string (B): 7th fret, held by the barre F♯
- 1st string (high E): 9th fret, pinky finger (4) C♯
Tablature
e|--9---| B|--7---| G|--7---| D|--9---| A|--9---| E|--7---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bm(add9) note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Bm(add9) on guitar
There’s no open-string way to play Bm(add9) on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 7th fret (799779). While you build strength, you can play just the top four strings of the same shape (xx9779).
