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Gm9/B 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 B instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 6–5–5–7–6–5

How to play the Gm9/B chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 6–5–5–7–6–5 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 6 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 5 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 5 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 7 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 6 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 5 · index finger

Notation for Gm9/B chord

Other names: G minor 9th, G min9, G-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: G minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Gm9/B chord

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

All Variations

Fret 5
6–5–5–7–6–5
Fret 5
6–X–5–7–6–5

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys