Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

G♯M9G♯ Major 9th

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G♯tone

Btone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

G♯M9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1, 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♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

G♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 7 0 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

G♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 7 0 4 7) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

G♯ Major 9th guitar chord — 4th position (5 7 0 7 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

G♯M9 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♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 0 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

G♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 7 0 7) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

G♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 7 0 4 7) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

G♯ Major 9th guitar tab — 4th position (5 7 0 7 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

Sound

How G♯M9 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

lushserenesophisticated

Genres

jazzr&bsoul

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Same notes asG♯M7(add9)

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