Standard
G minor major ninth · Frets 3–5
Gm(maj9) guitar chord
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How to play Gm(maj9) on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the low E to the B at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 5th fret.
From the low E string 3 5 4 3 3 5 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Gm(maj9)
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your middle finger on the low E string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your index finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the A and D strings ring open.
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Gm(maj9), the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 6 strings
What notes are in Gm(maj9)?
Gm(maj9), G minor major ninth, is G, B♭, D, F♯ and A: the root (G), the minor 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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