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Guitar chord

Gm(add9)G minor added ninth

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

How to play Gm(add9)

  1. Index finger (1): 3th fret of the low E string.
  2. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the G string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the B string.
  4. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the high E string.
  5. Let ring open: A string, D string.
  1. Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 3003331234EADGBE
    Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 3003331234EBGDAE

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  2. Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3102334312EADGBE
    Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3102334312EBGDAE

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  3. Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 30033x123EADGBE
    Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 30033x123EBGDAE

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  4. Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 3003xx34EADGBE
    Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 3003xx34EBGDAE

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  5. Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 3102xx312EADGBE
    Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 3102xx312EBGDAE

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  6. Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3003x3123EADGBE
    Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3003x3123EBGDAE

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  7. Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3003351234EADGBE
    Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3003351234EBGDAE

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  8. Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3553351234EADGBE
    Gm(add9) chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3553351234EBGDAE

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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 Gm(add9) chord

G minor added ninth is built from 4 notes: G (1), B♭ (♭3), D (5), 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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