5-string bass · Standard
G major ninth · Open position
Gmaj9 5-string bass chord
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How to play Gmaj9 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 2nd fret. Let the B, A, D and G strings ring open.
From the B string 0 2 0 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Gmaj9?
Gmaj9, G major ninth, is G, B, D, F♯ and A: the root (G), the major third (B), the perfect fifth (D), the major seventh (F♯) and the ninth (A). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9.
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Gmaj9 on other instruments
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