Fm9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More F chordsFm9 is usually played as one of the movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard.
The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh and major ninth intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Fm9 is an abbreviation for F minor ninth. A less common abbreviation is Fmin9. A third system is the minus symbol: F-9.
The notes that the Fm9 chord consists of are F, Ab, C, Eb and G.
Fm9 - Bb13 - Ebmaj9
1st inversion: Fm9/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Fm9/C (means that C is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Fm9/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
4th inversion: Fm9/G (means that G is the bass note).
Fm9(no5) is an F minor 9th with no fifth (C).