G minor 9th (Gm9)
GRoot
B♭min 3
DPerf 5
Fmin 7
A9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
Gm9
G minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- G, the root
- Root
- G
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- GRoot
- B♭m3
- DP5
- Fm7
- A9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a minor 9th chord sounds the way it does
G+3 fretsB♭+4 fretsD+3 fretsF+4 fretsA
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
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How to play it
Gm9
G minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- G, the root
- Root
- G
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- GRoot
- B♭m3
- DP5
- Fm7
- A9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04