Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 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 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.