G#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

G#9

Dominant 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · F# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 3 4	1 1 1 1 2 3	D# A# D# G# C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 4 3 3 4	4 1 2 1 1 3	G# C F# A# C F#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 4 5 x 8	3 – 1 2 – 4	G# x F# C x A#	hard
x x 6 5 9 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x G# C F# A#	hard
6 x 8 x 9 10	1 – 2 – 3 4	G# x A# x F# C	hard
x 11 10 8 9 8	– 4 3 1 2 1	x G# C D# F# A#	medium · barre on fret 8
1 1 4 1 3 1	1 1 3 1 2 1	D# A# F# G# C D#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 4 3 3 6	3 1 2 1 1 4	G# C F# A# C G#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 8 5 x 4	3 – 4 2 – 1	G# x A# C x F#	hard
6 9 8 5 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	G# F# A# C x x	hard
6 x 10 x 9 8	1 – 4 – 3 2	G# x C x F# A#	hard
8 9 8 8 11 10	1 2 1 1 4 3	A# F# A# D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 8
1 1 4 1 3 4	1 1 3 1 2 4	D# A# F# G# C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 3 3 4	3 1 4 1 1 2	G# C G# A# C F#	medium · barre on fret 3
4 x 6 5 x 8	1 – 3 2 – 4	F# x G# C x A#	hard
6 x 8 5 9 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	G# x A# C F# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, F#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the G#9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
♭7	10	F#
9	14	A#

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 A9 A#9 B9

See G#9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G#9 chord?

G#9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes G#, C, D#, F#, A#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.