G9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:G · B · D · F · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G9 shapes as text

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

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 – Open C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.