G#m9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (G Sharp Minor Ninth)

How to play G#m9

Find G# just below middle C. That is the root.
Add B, D#, F# and A# above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

G#root

Bb3 · minor third

D#5 · perfect fifth

F#b7 · minor seventh

A#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

G#root

Bb3 · minor third

D#5 · perfect fifth

F#b7 · minor seventh

A#9 · ninth

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple. The formula is 1 b3 5 b7 9.

G#m9 on guitar G#m9 on ukulele

More G# chords

All G# piano chords

G#major G#mminor G#7dominant seventh G#m7minor seventh G#maj7major seventh G#sus4suspended fourth G#sus2suspended second G#dimdiminished G#augaugmented G#6major sixth G#9dominant ninth G#add9added ninth G#m7b5half-diminished G#dim7diminished seventh G#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth G#5power chord G#m6minor sixth G#maj9major ninth

minor ninth chords in every key

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

Questions

What notes are in the G#m9 chord?

G#m9 (G sharp minor ninth) is made of five notes: G# (root), B (minor third), D# (perfect fifth), F# (minor seventh) and A# (ninth).

How do you play G#m9 on piano?

Play G#, B, D#, F# and A# together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a minor ninth chord sound like?

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple.