G#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

G#9

Dominant 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · F# · A#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 x 2 3 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	G# A# x F# C x	hard
4 x 2 6 3 2	3 – 1 4 2 1	G# x D# A# C F#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 3 5 6 3 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# C F# A# C x	medium · barre on fret 3
4 x 5 6 x 8	1 – 2 3 – 4	G# x F# A# x C	hard
x x 7 6 9 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x G# A# F# C	medium
x 11 9 8 9 8	– 4 2 1 3 1	x G# A# C F# C	medium · barre on fret 8
4 3 x 2 1 x	4 3 – 2 1 –	G# C x F# A# x	hard
4 x x 2 3 6	3 – – 1 2 4	G# x x F# C A#	hard
4 3 5 6 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# C F# A# x x	medium
4 x 5 8 x 6	1 – 2 4 – 3	G# x F# C x A#	hard
x x 7 8 9 6	– – 2 3 4 1	x x G# C F# A#	medium
x 11 9 8 9 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x G# A# C F# x	medium
4 1 5 x 3 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	G# A# F# x C x	hard
4 x x 6 3 2	3 – – 4 2 1	G# x x A# C F#	hard
4 x 5 6 3 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	G# x F# A# C x	hard
6 x 5 4 x 8	3 – 2 1 – 4	A# x F# G# x C	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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.