Guitar chords · Minor add 9
G♯m(add9) chord on guitar (G#m(add9))
G♯m(add9) (G♯ minor add 9) has four notes: G♯, B, D♯ 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 and 9.
Shapes
How to play G♯m(add9)
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.
G♯m(add9) 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. 4 or the A shape at fret 11. 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 4
A shape · fret 11
Notes and formula
What makes G♯m(add9) minor add 9
A minor add9 chord is a minor chord with the 9th added and no 7th. The 9th sits a Two half steps, or two frets on the guitar, such as C to D. above the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., giving the minor chord a wistful, ringing colour heard in ballads and film music.
- 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 and the 9th make G♯m(add9) a minor add 9 chord; you can leave out the 5th.
- G♯Rroot
- B♭3essential
- D♯5optional
- A♯9essential
- G♯, the root
- Other chord tones
G♯m(add9) and A♭m(add9) are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with G♯m(add9)
G♯m(add9) belongs to four keys: B major (vi(add9)), F♯ major (ii(add9)), G♯ minor (i(add9)) and D♯ minor (iv(add9)).
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
G♯m(add9) 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 G♯m(add9) on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- G♯m(add9)/B
G♯m(add9) with its ♭3rd, B, in the bass.
- G♯m(add9)/D♯
G♯m(add9) with its 5th, D♯, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on G♯ / A♭
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.
- A♭ major
- G♯m minor
- A♭7 dominant 7th
- A♭maj7 major 7th
- G♯m7 minor 7th
- A♭sus2 suspended 2nd
- A♭sus4 suspended 4th
- A♭6 major 6th
- G♯m6 minor 6th
- A♭add9 add 9
- A♭9 dominant 9th
- A♭maj9 major 9th
- G♯m9 minor 9th
- A♭13 dominant 13th
- A♭maj13 major 13th
- G♯m11 minor 11th
- G♯° diminished
- G♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- G♯°7 diminished 7th
- A♭+ augmented
- A♭5 power chord
- A♭7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- G♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- A♭6/9 six-nine
- A♭7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
G♯m(add9), in short
- What notes are in the G♯m(add9) chord?
- G♯m(add9) (G♯ minor add 9) has four notes: G♯, B, D♯ 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 and 9.
- How do you play G♯m(add9) on guitar?
- G♯m(add9) 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. 4 or the A shape at fret 11.
- What key is G♯m(add9) in?
- G♯m(add9) belongs to four keys: B major (vi(add9)), F♯ major (ii(add9)), G♯ minor (i(add9)) and D♯ minor (iv(add9)).
- Is G♯m(add9) the same as A♭m(add9)?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. G♯m(add9) is the spelling in B major, F♯ major, G♯ minor and D♯ minor; A♭m(add9) in C♭ major, G♭ major, A♭ minor and E♭ minor.