Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 0 0 3 1	1 2 – – 4 3	G D F# B F# A	medium
x 6 3 3 3 3	– 2 1 1 1 1	x G A D F# B	medium · barre on fret 3
0 8 0 0 4 6	– 3 – – 1 2	F# A F# B G D	hard
x 6 5 7 6 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x G B F# A x	medium
x 6 8 0 6 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x G D B A F#	hard
0 8 0 7 8 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	F# A F# F# B G	hard
0 8 8 8 8 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	F# A D G B x	easy · barre on fret 8
0 10 12 10 11 11	– 1 4 1 2 3	F# B F# A D G	medium · barre on fret 10
1 1 0 0 x 1	1 2 – – – 3	G D F# B x A	easy
x 6 3 7 3 3	– 2 1 3 1 1	x G A F# F# B	hard · barre on fret 3
0 8 5 0 4 6	– 4 2 – 1 3	F# A B B G D	hard
0 6 5 0 6 6	– 2 1 – 3 4	F# G B B A D	medium
0 6 0 0 6 6	– 1 – – 2 3	F# G F# B A D	easy
x 8 0 7 8 11	– 2 – 1 3 4	x A F# F# B G	hard
8 8 0 8 8 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	D A F# G B x	medium
x 10 12 10 11 11	– 1 4 1 2 3	x B F# A D G	medium · barre on fret 10

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.