G#maj9 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#maj9

Major 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · G · A#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 x 3 3 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	G# A# x G C x	hard
4 3 6 3 3 6	2 1 3 1 1 4	G# C G G C A#	medium · barre on fret 3
4 x 6 6 x 8	1 – 2 3 – 4	G# x G A# x C	hard
x x 7 6 10 8	– – 2 1 4 3	x x G# A# G C	hard
x 11 9 8 10 8	– 4 2 1 3 1	x G# A# C G C	medium · barre on fret 8
4 3 x 3 1 x	4 2 – 3 1 –	G# C x G A# x	hard
4 3 6 6 3 3	2 1 3 4 1 1	G# C G A# C G	medium · barre on fret 3
4 x 6 8 x 6	1 – 2 4 – 3	G# x G C x A#	hard
x x 7 8 10 6	– – 2 3 4 1	x x G# C G A#	hard
x 11 9 8 10 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x G# A# C G x	medium
4 1 x x 3 3	4 1 – – 2 3	G# A# x x C G	hard
4 3 6 6 3 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# C G A# C x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 6 4 x 8	2 – 3 1 – 4	A# x G G# x C	hard
6 6 7 6 10 8	1 1 2 1 4 3	A# D# G# A# G C	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 9 x 10 8	– 4 2 – 3 1	x G# A# x G C	hard
4 3 x x 1 3	4 2 – – 1 3	G# C x x A# G	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#maj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, G, 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#maj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
7	11	G
9	14	A#

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 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#m9 G#5

Other roots

Cmaj9 C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See G#maj9 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#maj9 chord?

G#maj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes G#, C, D#, G, 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.