Arpeggio · Gm9 · Guitar
The Gm9 arpeggio is G – B♭ – D – F – A — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9. Gm9 is a coloured ii chord or minor tonic; its sound is smooth, modern. Below, every G, B♭, D, F, A on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 3. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from G |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | B♭ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | D | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| ♭7 | F | minor 7th (10 semitones) |
| 9 | A | major 2nd + octave (14 semitones) |
Goes with: G Dorian (G A B♭ C D E F). Voicings: see the four-note chord voicings in the chord library.
Common questions
G – B♭ – D – F – A. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
Gm9 is a coloured ii chord or minor tonic. Its character is smooth, modern.
G Dorian (G A B♭ C D E F) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root G on the low E string at fret 3 and play E-string fret 3, E-string fret 5, E-string fret 6, A-string fret 5, D-string fret 3, D-string fret 5. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the a coloured ii chord or minor tonic.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Minor 9th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from G