Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

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