Ukulele chord · Ninths
G♯ minor 9th chord on ukulele
3322 · Barre · 2nd fret
All 4 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
4 ways to play G♯m9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Silky minor sound heard all over neo-soul and jazz.
- Notes
- G♯BD♯F♯A♯
- Formula
- 1♭35♭79
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 4 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Barre · 2nd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 2 strings at the 2nd fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) A♯
- 3rd string (C): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) D♯
- 2nd string (E): 2nd fret, held by the barre F♯
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, held by the barre B
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--2---| C|--3---| G|--3---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♯m9 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing G♯m9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual G♯m9 shape is 3322, with a small 2-string barre at the 2nd fret. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.