Guitar chords · Major 9th
Gmaj9 chord on guitar
Gmaj9 (G major 9th) has five notes: G, B, D, F♯ and A, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Shapes
How to play Gmaj9
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
Gmaj9 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 3 or the A shape at fret 10. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 3
A shape · fret 10
Notes and formula
What makes Gmaj9 major 9th
A major 9th chord adds the 9th to a major A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords.. It is even softer and more open than maj7, a favourite of neo-soul, jazz and ballads. Keep the 3rd, the 7th and the 9th; drop the 5th first.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The 3rd, the 7th and the 9th make Gmaj9 a major 9th chord; you can leave out the 5th.
- GRroot
- B3essential
- D5optional
- F♯7essential
- A9essential
- G, the root
- Other chord tones
Keys
Keys with Gmaj9
Gmaj9 belongs to four keys: G major (Imaj9), D major (IVmaj9), E minor (IIImaj9) and B minor (VImaj9).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
Gmaj9 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps Gmaj9 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- Gmaj9/B
Gmaj9 with its 3rd, B, in the bass.
- Gmaj9/D
Gmaj9 with its 5th, D, in the bass.
- Gmaj9/F♯
Gmaj9 with its 7th, F♯, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on G
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- G major
- Gm minor
- G7 dominant 7th
- Gmaj7 major 7th
- Gm7 minor 7th
- Gsus2 suspended 2nd
- Gsus4 suspended 4th
- G6 major 6th
- Gm6 minor 6th
- Gadd9 add 9
- G9 dominant 9th
- Gm9 minor 9th
- G13 dominant 13th
- Gmaj13 major 13th
- Gm11 minor 11th
- G° diminished
- Gm7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- G°7 diminished 7th
- G+ augmented
- G5 power chord
- G7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- Gm(maj7) minor major 7th
- G6/9 six-nine
- Gm(add9) minor add 9
- G7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
Gmaj9, in short
- What notes are in the Gmaj9 chord?
- Gmaj9 (G major 9th) has five notes: G, B, D, F♯ and A, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3, 5, 7 and 9.
- How do you play Gmaj9 on guitar?
- Gmaj9 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 3 or the A shape at fret 10.
- What key is Gmaj9 in?
- Gmaj9 belongs to four keys: G major (Imaj9), D major (IVmaj9), E minor (IIImaj9) and B minor (VImaj9).