G#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#9

Dominant 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · F# · A#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 3 1 4	– 1 1 2 1 3	x G# D# A# C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
3 5 6 3 7 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	D# C G# A# F# x	hard · barre on fret 3
8 x 4 5 4 8	3 – 1 2 1 4	G# x F# C D# A#	hard · barre on fret 4
8 5 8 5 7 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	G# C A# C F# x	medium · barre on fret 5
0 x 6 8 7 8	– – 1 3 2 4	C x G# D# F# A#	hard
8 x 8 x 7 10	2 – 3 – 1 4	G# x A# x F# C	hard
8 8 8 11 9 10	1 1 1 4 2 3	G# D# A# F# G# C	medium · barre on fret 8
10 x 10 11 9 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	A# x C F# G# x	hard
x 1 4 3 1 1	– 1 3 2 1 1	x G# F# A# C D#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 6 5 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	F# A# G# C x x	medium
8 x 4 5 x 8	3 – 1 2 – 4	G# x F# C x A#	hard
x x 6 5 7 8	– – 2 1 3 4	x x G# C F# A#	medium
0 x 8 8 7 6	– – 3 4 2 1	C x A# D# F# G#	hard
8 x 10 x 7 8	2 – 4 – 1 3	G# x C x F# A#	hard
8 8 8 11 11 10	1 1 1 3 4 2	G# D# A# F# A# C	medium · barre on fret 8
10 11 10 x 9 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	A# F# C x G# x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, F#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low 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#9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
♭7	10	F#
9	14	A#

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+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#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

C9 C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 A9 A#9 B9

See G#9 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G#9 chord?

G#9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes G#, C, 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.