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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#maj9

Major 9

Notes:G# · C · D# · G · A#

hardbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#maj9 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.