Guitar chord · Ninths
G♯ dominant 9th chord on guitar
464546 · Barre · 4th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♯9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A dominant 7th with an added 9th — funky and full.
- Notes
- G♯B♯D♯F♯A♯
- 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 →
How to play it · Barre · 4th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 4th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 4th fret, held by the barre G♯
- 5th string (A): 6th fret, ring finger (3) D♯
- 4th string (D): 4th fret, held by the barre F♯
- 3rd string (G): 5th fret, middle finger (2) B♯
- 2nd string (B): 4th fret, held by the barre D♯
- 1st string (high E): 6th fret, pinky finger (4) A♯
Tablature
e|--6---| B|--4---| G|--5---| D|--4---| A|--6---| E|--4---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♯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 G♯9 on guitar
There’s no open-string way to play G♯9 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 4th fret (464546).
Notice the B♯ in G♯9 (G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯ A♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–B–D–F–A), so the major 3rd has to be written B♯ rather than C — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
