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G9 Guitar Chord

A full, rich sound. A staple chord of funk and R&B music. Automatically includes the seventh — if you don't want it, use add9. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted.

Guitar

Strings 3–0–0–0–0–1

How to play the G9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–0–0–0–0–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 3 · ring finger
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for G9 chord

Other names: G dominant 9th, G 9th, G 9

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: G ninth chord

Intervals and tones in G9 chord

Note Interval
G Root
H Major 3rd
D Perfect 5th
F Minor 7th
A Major 9th

All Variations

Open
3–0–0–0–0–1
Open
3–2–3–2–3–X
Fret 3
3–5–3–4–3–5
Fret 9
10–10–9–10–10–10

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using G9

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Michal Horák