Chord

G Major 9

  • Gmaj9
  • GM9
  • GΔ9
  • Gmajor9
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
GM3Bm3DM3F#m3A
Extends
G Major 7

G Major 9, written Gmaj9, 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