Guitar chord · Ninths

G dominant 9th chord on guitar

3GADGB1F

300001 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓

6 ways to play G9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

A dominant 7th with an added 9th — funky and full.

Notes
GBDFA
Formula
135♭79
Built from
root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

3GADGB1F

How to play it · Open position

  1. 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
  2. 5th string (A): play open A
  3. 4th string (D): play open D
  4. 3rd string (G): play open G
  5. 2nd string (B): play open B
  6. 1st string (high E): 1st fret, index finger (1) F

Tablature

e|--1---|
B|--0---|
G|--0---|
D|--0---|
A|--0---|
E|--3---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Every G9 note on the guitar neck

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

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Tips for playing G9 on guitar

On guitar, G9 is one of the friendlier shapes: 300001 needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring.

G9 guitar chord diagram (G dominant 9th)
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