Gmaj9 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

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 0 2 2 2	– – – 1 1 1	x G D B F# A	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 5 2 2 2	– – 2 1 1 1	x x G B F# A	medium · barre on fret 2
6 4 7 x 3 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	F# B A x G x	hard
x 0 4 5 5 4	– – 1 2 3 1	x G F# D A B	easy · barre on fret 4
x 0 9 9 5 7	– – 3 4 1 2	x G B F# A D	hard
6 0 7 0 7 7	1 – 2 – 3 4	F# G A A B D	medium
7 7 7 9 7 7	1 1 1 2 1 1	G D A F# B D	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 9 10 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	A G B F# D G	medium
11 0 0 0 10 11	2 – – – 1 3	B G D A D F#	easy
11 0 12 12 x 11	1 – 3 4 – 2	B G D A x F#	hard
x 0 0 0 2 4	– – – – 1 2	x G D A F# B	medium
2 2 4 2 3 2	1 1 3 1 2 1	D A F# B G A	medium · barre on fret 2
6 x 7 x 3 4	3 – 4 – 1 2	F# x A x G B	hard
x 0 4 0 5 4	– – 1 – 3 2	x G F# A A B	easy
7 0 9 9 5 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	G G B F# A G	hard
6 7 7 0 7 0	1 2 3 – 4 –	F# D A A B G	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 – 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.