Fm9 chord

Fm9 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Fm9 is usually played as one of the movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard.

Chord structure

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.

Chord name

Fm9 is an abbreviation for F minor ninth. A less common abbreviation is Fmin9. A third system is the minus symbol: F-9.

Notes

The notes that the Fm9 chord consists of are F, Ab, C, Eb and G.

Try it in a chord progression

Fm9 - Bb13 - Ebmaj9

Inversions

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).

Omissions

Fm9(no5) is an F minor 9th with no fifth (C).