Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj9

Major 9

Notes:G · B · D · F# · A

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.