G9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:G · B · D · F · A

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G9 shapes as text

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

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.