G#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

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

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
x 1 0 3 0 3	– 1 – 2 – 3	x G# C A# C G	medium
3 3 3 5 7 4	1 1 1 3 4 2	D# A# D# C G G#	hard · barre on fret 3
8 5 7 5 0 6	4 1 3 1 – 2	G# C G C C A#	medium · barre on fret 5
8 8 0 0 7 6	3 4 – – 2 1	G# D# C G G A#	medium
8 x 7 0 10 8	2 – 1 – 4 3	G# x G G A# C	hard
8 8 0 0 10 8	1 2 – – 4 3	G# D# C G A# C	medium
x 1 0 3 3 3	– 1 – 2 3 4	x G# C A# D# G	medium
3 3 7 5 3 4	1 1 4 3 1 2	D# A# G C D# G#	hard · barre on fret 3
8 5 0 0 7 6	4 1 – – 3 2	G# C C G G A#	medium
8 8 0 0 8 6	2 3 – – 4 1	G# D# C G G# A#	medium
8 x 10 0 7 8	2 – 4 – 1 3	G# x A# G G C	hard
8 8 10 0 0 8	1 2 4 – – 3	G# D# A# G C C	medium
x 1 3 3 0 3	– 1 2 3 – 4	x G# D# A# C G	medium
3 5 3 3 7 4	1 3 1 1 4 2	D# C D# A# G G#	hard · barre on fret 3
8 5 0 0 8 6	3 1 – – 4 2	G# C C G G# A#	medium
8 8 7 0 0 6	3 4 2 – – 1	G# D# G G C A#	medium

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 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 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 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 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.