How to Play Piano Chord: G major 9 — root | PianoKitty

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Gmaj9

root position

G major 9

root position

Notes

G, B, D, F♯, A

Parent major scale: G

The notes of the G major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	G	root
2	A	second
3	B	third
4	C	fourth
5	D	fifth
6	E	sixth
7	F♯	seventh
8	G	octave
9	A	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

major 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9

root	G
third	B
fifth	D
seventh	F♯
ninth	A

Similar chords

G major 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
G minor-major 9 with flattened third
G major 9 sharp 5 with raised fifth
G dominant 9 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

G major + G (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

D major G · F♯

D–F♯–A = 5, 7, 9 · left hand: root + major 7th
B minor G · F♯

B–D–F♯ = 3, 5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 9 chords Practice all inversions of Gmaj9

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