Ukulele chord · Ninths
G♭ minor 9th chord on ukulele
1100 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♭m9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Silky minor sound heard all over neo-soul and jazz.
- Notes
- G♭B𝄫D♭F♭A♭
- Formula
- 1♭35♭79
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) A♭
- 3rd string (C): 1st fret, middle finger (2) D♭
- 2nd string (E): play open F♭
- 1st string (A): play open B𝄫
Tablature
A|--0---| E|--0---| C|--1---| G|--1---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♭m9 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing G♭m9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual G♭m9 shape is 1100, using two fingers. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
Notice the B𝄫 in G♭m9 (G♭ B𝄫 D♭ F♭ A♭): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–B–D–F–A), so the minor 3rd has to be written B𝄫 rather than A — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
