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Bm9/D 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. This is a slash chord — the bass note is D instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 10–9–9–11–10–9

How to play the Bm9/D chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 10–9–9–11–10–9 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) Fret 10 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 9 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 9 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 11 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 10 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 9 · index finger

Other names for the Bm9/D 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/D chord

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

All variations

Fret 9
10–9–9–11–10–9
Fret 9
10–X–9–11–10–9

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys