G#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#maj9

Major 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · G · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#maj9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#maj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, G, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G 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#maj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

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

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 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#m9 G#5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See G#maj9 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 G G-D-G-C-E-A 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#maj9 chord?

G#maj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes G#, C, D#, G, 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.