CHORD REFERENCE

G♯9

G♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯ – A♯1 3 5 b7 9

Also written A♭9 — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The G♯ Dominant 9th chord and everything around it — the notes and how they are built, the shape on piano and guitar, the sound, and the keys it belongs to.

Notes
G♯1B♯3D♯5F♯b7A♯9

G♯9 is G#, B#, D#, F#, A# — the 1, 3, 5, b7 and 9 above the root G♯.

Piano
B♯G♯D♯F♯A♯
Guitar

Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eF♯G♯A♯B♯D♯BB♯D♯F♯G♯A♯GG♯A♯B♯D♯F♯DD♯F♯G♯A♯B♯AA♯B♯D♯F♯G♯EF♯G♯A♯B♯D♯

Root notes are red. There is no standard open shape for this chord — any group of these notes on the neck sounds the chord.

Ukulele (standard G–C–E–A)

357912AA♯B♯D♯F♯G♯EF♯G♯A♯B♯D♯CB♯D♯F♯G♯A♯B♯GG♯A♯B♯D♯F♯

Every position of the chord tones on the ukulele neck — any group that sounds only G#, B#, D#, F#, A# plays the chord.

In which keys

G♯9 is a diatonic chord in these keys:

VC♯ major♭VIIB♭ minor
Other G♯ chords

Triads

G♯MajorG♯mMinorG♯5Power Chord (5)G♯dimDiminishedG♯augAugmentedG♯sus2Suspended 2ndG♯sus4Suspended 4th

Sixths & sevenths

G♯6Major 6thG♯m6Minor 6thG♯7Dominant 7thG♯maj7Major 7thG♯m7Minor 7thG♯m(maj7)Minor–Major 7thG♯dim7Diminished 7thG♯m7♭5Half-Diminished (m7♭5)G♯7sus47sus4

Altered dominants

G♯7♭57♭5G♯7♯57♯5 (Augmented 7th)G♯7♭97♭9G♯7♯97♯9 (Hendrix Chord)

Extended & added

G♯add9Added 9thG♯6/96/9G♯maj9Major 9thG♯m9Minor 9thG♯11Dominant 11thG♯13Dominant 13th
Dominant 9th on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯AB♭B
Keep exploring

Work out the chords of a whole key with the Scale & Chord Finder, name a chord from its notes with the Chord Identifier, or browse every chord tool. The theory behind how chords are built is in the free Cloud Atelier music guides.