Chord

G# Major 9

  • G#maj9
  • G#M9
  • G#Δ9
  • G#major9
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
G#M3B#m3D#M3F##m3A#
Extends
G# Major 7

G# Major 9, written G#maj9, is built from G#, B#, D#, F## and A#: the root, major 3rd, 5th, major 7th and 9th.

Its 3rd and 7th, B# and F##, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Major

    G# Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  2. Mode of Major

    G# Lydian

Voicings All 8