G#maj9 Guitar Chord

How to play G#maj9: a major 9th built on G#, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.

Chord Diagrams

10X
A common voicing
X
Voicing 2

The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 10th fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.

G#maj9 and Abmaj9 are the same pitches spelled two ways, so the fingerings are identical. See Abmaj9 for the other spelling.

More Voicings of G#maj9

The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to G#. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.

XX
Fret 3
5XX
Fret 5
8X
Fret 8
8XX
Fret 8

Notes & Intervals in G#maj9

NoteG#B#D#FxA#
IntervalR3579

G#maj9 is a major 9th with G# as its root. The full theoretical spelling is G#, B#, D#, Fx, A#. This voicing sounds every chord tone.

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