Guitar chord · Ninths
G dominant 7th sharp 9 chord on guitar
320301 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G7♯9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
The “Hendrix chord” — gritty, with major and minor 3rds clashing.
- Notes
- GBDFA♯
- Formula
- 135♭7♯9
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · augmented 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) B
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) A♯
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, index finger (1) F
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--0---| G|--3---| D|--0---| A|--2---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G7♯9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing G7♯9 on guitar
On guitar, G7♯9 has an open-position shape, 320301, using four fingers alongside the open strings.
