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Bm9 Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth.

Guitar

Strings X–2–0–2–2–2

How to play the Bm9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–0–2–2–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 2 · index finger
4th string (D) Open
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · pinky

Other names for the Bm9 chord

Other names: B minor 9th, Bmin9, B-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: B minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bm9 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Minor 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
A Minor 7th
C# Major 9th

All variations

Open
X–2–0–2–2–2
Fret 3
X–4–4–4–3–5
Fret 7
7–9–7–7–7–9
Fret 10
10–12–11–11–12–10

Songs using Bm9