G9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:G · B · D · F · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 3 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x G A F A B	easy
x 3 2 3 3 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G B F A x	medium
x 3 x 7 5 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x G x A B F	hard
8 5 5 5 5 6	3 1 1 1 1 2	G A D G B F	medium · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 0 8 6	3 2 – – 4 1	G B A D D F	medium
8 7 8 7 8 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	G B F A D B	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 8 9 8 10	1 3 1 2 1 4	G D F B D A	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 9 11 10	– – 2 1 4 3	x x G B F A	medium
10 10 10 12 11 12	1 1 1 3 2 4	A D G D F B	medium · barre on fret 10
x 3 2 3 3 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x G B F A B	medium
x 3 2 x 3 6	– 2 1 – 3 4	x G B x A F	hard
x 7 x 5 3 6	– 4 – 2 1 3	x B x G A F	hard
8 5 5 7 5 6	4 1 1 3 1 2	G A D A B F	medium · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 x 8 6	3 2 – – 4 1	G B A x D F	hard
8 7 8 7 8 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	G B F A D x	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 8 9 x 10	1 3 1 2 – 4	G D F B x A	hard · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes G, B, D, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – B Standard 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 G9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See G9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G9 chord?

G9 is a Dominant 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.