G major ninth piano chord - Gmaj9

The G major ninth chord is a 5-note chord consisting of the notes G, B, D, F# and A.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as Gmaj9.

Interactive piano diagram for the G major ninth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the G major ninth chord with the notes GCbBDAF#Gb

Extended Chords

Chords that are a superset of Gmaj9. The chords include more notes but always G, B, D, F# and A.

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of Gmaj9. These contain less notes but all of them are included in Gmaj9.

Scales with Gmaj9

Below you find all scales that include Gmaj9:

  • major
  • bebop
  • lydian
  • harmonic major
  • bebop major
  • ichikosucho
  • messiaen's mode #3
  • chromatic

G major ninth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the Gmaj9 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the G major ninth chord (Gmaj9). The notes G, B, D, F# and A are highlighted.