Guitar chord · Sixths & added
G minor added 9th chord on guitar
31023x · Open position
All 5 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
5 ways to play Gm(add9) on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Minor with a wistful, shimmering 9th on top.
- Notes
- GB♭DA
- Formula
- 1♭359
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 5 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) A
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) D
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--3---| G|--2---| D|--0---| A|--1---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Gm(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 Gm(add9) on guitar
On guitar, Gm(add9) has an open-position shape, 31023x, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the high E string.
