G9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:G · B · D · F · A

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 0 5 5	1 1 1 – 2 3	G B D G F A	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 5 3	1 1 1 1 3 2	G B D A F G	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x x 4 5 3	2 – – 3 4 1	A x x B F G	hard
x x 7 4 5 5	– – 4 1 2 3	x x G B F A	medium
6 5 5 7 7 5	2 1 1 3 4 1	B D F D G A	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 7 0 9 x	1 3 2 – 4 –	B F G G A x	medium
x 10 7 10 9 7	– 3 1 4 2 1	x G G F A B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 8 9 0 11 10	– 1 2 – 4 3	F F A G B D	medium
x 10 9 10 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G A F B x	medium
0 0 11 0 11 10	– – 2 – 3 1	F A B G B D	easy
12 12 11 12 11 x	2 3 1 4 1 –	F A B G B x	medium · barre on fret 11
2 0 2 4 5 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	G A D B F x	medium
2 2 2 2 5 5	1 1 1 1 2 3	G B D A F A	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 5 4 x 3	2 – 4 3 – 1	A x F B x G	hard
4 5 5 4 7 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	A D F B G x	medium · barre on fret 4
6 5 7 7 5 5	2 1 3 4 1 1	B D G D F A	medium · barre on fret 5

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 G9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See G9 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 FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G9 chord?

G9 is a Dominant 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.