Electric guitar · Ninth chord

G#9G# Ninth

Key: C# Major
Medium

G#9 is the G# ninth chord on electric guitar, made of the notes G# · C · D# · F# · A#.

Position 1 of 4Main

Notes

G#
C
D#
F#
A#

Structure

1
3
5
♭7
9

Sound: Dominant ninth; Rich, funk and jazz
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of C# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C#	Tonic
ii	D#m	Subdominant
iii	Fm	Tonic relative
IV	F#	Subdominant
V	G#	Dominant
vi	A#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Cdim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 3 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 3.
2Place your middle finger on fret 4 of string 6.
3Place your ring finger on fret 4 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 4 of string 2.
5Don't play string 1.
6Strum all the strings.