Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 5 4 3 0	– 1 3 2 1 –	x G D F# A B	medium · barre on fret 3
x 3 2 4 3 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x G B F# A x	medium
x 3 x 7 5 7	– 1 – 3 2 4	x G x A B F#	hard
0 7 0 4 8 8	– 2 – 1 3 4	A B A F# D G	hard
5 5 5 5 0 0	1 1 1 1 – –	D A D G F# B	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 9 7 8 7	4 1 3 1 2 1	G B F# A D F#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 10 0 9 0 8	3 4 – 2 – 1	G D A B F# G	medium
10 10 0 9 0 10	2 3 – 1 – 4	G D A B F# A	medium
10 10 0 0 0 0	1 2 – – – –	G D A D F# B	easy
x 3 0 4 0 0	– 1 – 2 – –	x G A F# F# B	easy
2 2 2 5 3 3	1 1 1 4 2 3	B F# B G A D	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 3 7	– 3 – 2 1 4	x B x G A F#	hard
0 7 5 4 0 8	– 3 2 1 – 4	A B D F# F# G	hard
0 5 5 5 0 0	– 1 1 1 – –	A A D G F# B	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 10 7 8 7	3 1 4 1 2 1	G B G A D F#	medium · barre on fret 7
10 x 0 9 0 8	3 – – 2 – 1	G x A B F# G	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 Gmaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
5	7	D
7	11	F#
9	14	A

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See Gmaj9 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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 Gmaj9 chord?

Gmaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes G, B, 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.