G major ninth sharp five · Frets 8–9
Gmaj9♯5 6-string bass chord
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How to play Gmaj9♯5 on 6-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the B to the G at the 8th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 9th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 9th fret and your little finger on the C string at the 9th fret. Don’t play the E string.
From the B string 8 x 9 9 8 9 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Gmaj9♯5?
Gmaj9♯5, G major ninth sharp five, is G, B, D♯, F♯ and A: the root (G), the major third (B), the augmented fifth (D♯), the major seventh (F♯) and the ninth (A). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7 9.
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