Guitar chord · Ninths
G minor 9th chord on guitar
300331 · Open position
All 5 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
5 ways to play Gm9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Silky minor sound heard all over neo-soul and jazz.
- Notes
- GB♭DFA
- Formula
- 1♭35♭79
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · 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, middle finger (2) G
- 5th string (A): play open A
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) B♭
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) D
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, index finger (1) F
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--3---| G|--3---| D|--0---| A|--0---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Gm9 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 Gm9 on guitar
On guitar, Gm9 has an open-position shape, 300331, using four fingers alongside the open strings.
