G#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A 2

in Open A 2 (E-A-E-A-C#-E) tuning · Also known as Slide A

Root

Type

Tuning

G#maj9

Major 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · G · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#maj9 shapes as text

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