Electric guitar · Minor 9th chord

Bm9B Minor 9th

Key: D Major
Easy
Open chord

Bm9 is the B minor 9th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes B · D · F# · A · C#.

Position 1 of 3Main

Notes

B
D
F#
A
C#

Structure

1
♭3
5
♭7
9

Sound: Minor ninth; Deep, sophisticated
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of D Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D	Tonic
ii	Em	Subdominant
iii	F#m	Tonic relative
IV	G	Subdominant
V	A	Dominant
vi	Bm	Tonic relative
vii°	C#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 2 of string 5.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 3.
3Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 2.
4Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 1.
5Let string 4 ring open.
6Don't play string 6.
7Strum from string 5 down.