G Minor 9th
Gm9
Notes
G · B♭ · D · F · A
Intervals
- RootG (1P)
- Minor 3rdB♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thD (5P)
- Minor 7thF (7m)
- Major 9thA (9M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Rootless voicings (A / B form) (4)
About
The Gm9 minor ninth (G–B♭–D–F–A) extends a minor 7 with a ninth. The A sits above the F and adds an expressive, singing quality. The essential tones are the B♭ (minor identity), F (seventh extension), and A (defining color); the 5th can be dropped to keep voicings clear. m9 chords appear frequently in jazz, neo-soul, and ambient styles as tonic or pre-dominant harmony — for example as ii in a major ii–V–I (Gm9 → C9 → FMaj9). Compared to Gm7, the added 9th gives more emotional dimension without increasing tension.
Chord diagrams
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Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- G Dorian (I)
- G Natural Minor (I)
- A Locrian (VII)
- A Phrygian (VII)
- B♭ Lydian (VI)
- B♭ Major (VI)
- C Dorian (V)
- C Mixolydian (V)
- D Harmonic Minor (IV)
- D Natural Minor (IV)
- D Phrygian (IV)
- E Locrian (III)
- E♭ Lydian (III)
- F Major (II)
- F Mixolydian (II)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.