Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 2 1 0 2	4 – 2 1 – 3	G B F# A B F#	medium
3 x 2 3 x 5	2 – 1 3 – 4	G x F# B x A	hard
3 3 3 3 7 5	1 1 1 1 3 2	G D G B F# A	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 x 7 7	– 4 1 – 2 3	x G A x F# B	hard
x 8 7 10 10 7	– 2 1 3 4 1	x G B F# A B	medium · barre on fret 7
3 0 2 1 0 3	3 – 2 1 – 4	G B F# A B G	medium
3 x 5 3 x 2	2 – 4 3 – 1	G x A B x F#	hard
3 3 5 3 7 3	1 1 2 1 3 1	G D A B F# G	hard · barre on fret 3
x 8 7 x 7 5	– 4 2 – 3 1	x G B x F# A	hard
x 8 7 10 10 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G B F# A x	medium
3 0 3 1 0 2	3 – 4 1 – 2	G B G A B F#	medium
2 x 3 3 x 5	1 – 2 3 – 4	F# x G B x A	hard
3 3 5 3 7 5	1 1 2 1 4 3	G D A B F# A	hard · barre on fret 3
5 7 5 x 8 7	1 2 1 – 4 3	A F# A x G B	hard · barre on fret 5
x 8 x 10 10 7	– 2 – 3 4 1	x G x F# A B	hard
3 0 2 1 0 x	3 – 2 1 – –	G B F# A B x	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 E 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 D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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.