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G9 is the G dominant ninth chord, built from G, B, D, F and A. The B is the major third, the F a minor seventh, and the A is the ninth that adds colour to a plain G7.

Ten voicings are listed. Five are barre shapes, and only one has an open string. The lowest of them sits at the 1st fret. Over G9 you can use the G Mixolydian scale, which holds every chord tone.

Strum into your microphone and the page reveals which strings ring and which are muffled.

G dominant 9th guitar chord is also written as G9, Gdom9, G7(9) or G7add9.

Notes of the G 9 chord:

G B D F A

Tones in the Dominant Ninth chord:

Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9

G 9 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the A string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the B string

Position 2 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the high E string

Position 3 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the B string

Position 4 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time

Position 5 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D and B strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the high E string

Position 6 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the low E, D and B strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the A string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the high E string

Position 7 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the D and high E strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the B string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the G string

Position 8 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 12 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 14 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 15 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 15 of the high E string

Position 9 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time

Position 10 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the high E string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the low E string

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 9 | D 9 | E 9 | F 9 | G 9 | A 9 | B 9 | C#9 | D#9 | F#9 | G#9 | A#9 | Ab9 | Bb9 | Db9 | Eb9 | Gb9

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Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

What notes make up G9?

G9 is G, B, D, F and A. The F is the minor seventh and the A is the major ninth over the root.

How does G9 differ from G7?

G7 has G, B, D and F. G9 keeps those four and adds A, the ninth, so it contains five different notes.

How many voicings does G dominant ninth have?

There are 10 voicings, from fret 1 to fret 15. One uses an open string and five are barre voicings.

Which scale goes with G9?

G Mixolydian is G, A, B, C, D, E and F. It contains all five chord notes, with A as the ninth.

What is the tritone inside G9?

B and F are six semitones apart, which makes a tritone. This is the interval between the major third and the minor seventh of the chord.