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Guitar chord

Gm9G minor ninth

  • G1
  • B♭♭3
  • D5
  • F♭7
  • A9
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12

How to play Gm9

  1. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the low E string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the G string.
  3. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the B string.
  4. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the high E string.
  5. Let ring open: A string, D string.
  1. Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 3003312341EADGBE
    Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 3003312341EBGDAE

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  2. Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3003x1341EADGBE
    Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3003x1341EBGDAE

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  3. Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 30333x1234EADGBE
    Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 30333x1234EBGDAE

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  4. Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 353335134EADGBE
    Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 353335134EBGDAE

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  5. Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 3102x14132EADGBE
    Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 3102x14132EBGDAE

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  6. Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3033x12341EADGBE
    Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3033x12341EBGDAE

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  7. Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3033xx123EADGBE
    Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3033xx123EBGDAE

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  8. Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3132xx3142EADGBE
    Gm9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3132xx3142EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Gm9 chord

G minor ninth is built from 5 notes: G (1), B♭ (♭3), D (5), F (♭7), A (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, G, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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