Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 3	1 1 1 1 1 2	D A D G B F#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 5 3 4 3	4 1 3 1 2 1	G B F# A D F#	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 8 0 4 8	2 – 3 – 1 4	G x A F# D B	hard
x x 6 5 8 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x G B F# A	medium
6 6 10 8 8 6	1 1 4 2 3 1	G D B D F# A	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 8 8 8	– 2 1 1 1 1	x G A D F# B	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 12 11 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x G B F# A x	medium
6 3 x 0 4 6	3 1 – – 2 4	G B x F# D A	hard
6 3 6 3 4 3	3 1 4 1 2 1	G B G A D F#	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 5 8 4	– – 3 2 4 1	x x A B F# G	hard
6 x 5 5 x 6	3 – 1 2 – 4	G x F# B x A	hard
6 6 8 0 x 8	1 2 3 – – 4	G D A F# x B	hard
x 11 8 12 8 8	– 2 1 3 1 1	x G A F# F# B	hard · barre on fret 8
10 11 10 0 11 11	1 2 1 – 3 4	B G B F# A D	medium · barre on fret 10
x 1 1 1 1 3	– 1 1 1 1 2	x A D G B F#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 5 3 4 x	4 1 3 1 2 –	G B F# A D x	medium · barre on fret 3

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 C# 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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.