Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 6 5	– – 1 2 4 3	x G D B F# A	hard
2 2 2 4 6 3	1 1 1 3 4 2	D A D B F# G	hard · barre on fret 2
x 0 6 4 6 5	– – 3 1 4 2	x G F# B F# A	medium
9 0 6 7 6 7	4 – 1 2 1 3	A G F# D F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
7 7 7 11 9 7	1 1 1 3 2 1	G D G F# A B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 0 9 11 9 10	3 – 1 4 1 2	B G A F# A D	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 6 4 2 5	– – 4 2 1 3	x G F# B D A	hard
2 2 6 4 2 3	1 1 4 3 1 2	D A F# B D G	hard · barre on fret 2
x 0 6 4 7 5	– – 3 1 4 2	x G F# B G A	medium
x 0 6 7 9 7	– – 1 2 4 3	x G F# D A B	medium
7 7 9 11 7 7	1 1 2 3 1 1	G D A F# G B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 0 9 11 9 x	2 – 1 3 1 –	B G A F# A x	medium · barre on fret 9
2 4 2 0 6 5	1 2 1 – 4 3	D B D G F# A	hard · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 2 6 3	1 3 1 1 4 2	D B D A F# G	hard · barre on fret 2
x 0 7 4 6 5	– – 4 1 3 2	x G G B F# A	medium
x 0 9 7 6 7	– – 4 2 1 3	x G A D F# B	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 – 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 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 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 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.