Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

G9G Dominant 9th

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone
Etone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · 6  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A · C · E

How to play it

G9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

G Dominant 9th guitar chord — 16th position (17 17 17 19 16) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

G9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

G Dominant 9th guitar tab — 16th position (17 17 17 19 16) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How G9 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
funkysmoothconfident
Genres
funkbluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · 6
Same notes asG7(add9)
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More ways to play G Dominant 9th

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G9 in other tunings:

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