G#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

G#9

Dominant 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · F# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+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#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 A9 A#9 B9

See G#9 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-D

What notes make up the G#9 chord?

G#9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes G#, C, 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.