Gmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

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
x 0 0 2 1 4	– – – 2 1 3	x G D A B F#	medium
5 2 4 4 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	G A F# B x x	medium
5 0 4 4 4 7	2 – 1 1 1 3	G G F# B D A	medium · barre on fret 4
5 0 7 0 8 9	1 – 2 – 3 4	G G A G F# B	hard
9 0 7 7 8 7	3 – 1 1 2 1	B G A D F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
12 0 9 11 11 9	4 – 1 2 3 1	D G B F# A B	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 4 2 1 0	– – 3 2 1 –	x G F# A B D	medium
5 4 4 2 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	G B F# A x x	medium
5 0 7 4 4 4	2 – 3 1 1 1	G G A B D F#	medium · barre on fret 4
5 0 9 0 8 7	1 – 4 – 3 2	G G B G F# A	hard
9 0 9 7 8 7	3 – 4 1 2 1	B G B D F# A	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 11 11 9	– – 1 2 3 1	x G B F# A B	medium · barre on fret 9
5 0 0 2 1 4	4 – – 2 1 3	G G D A B F#	hard
5 2 x 4 x 4	4 1 – 2 – 3	G A x B x F#	hard
5 4 4 4 4 7	2 1 1 1 1 3	G B F# B D A	medium · barre on fret 4
7 0 5 0 8 9	2 – 1 – 3 4	A G G G F# B	hard

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 Gm 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.