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G 7b9 Chord on Guitar

Play G 7b9 on Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

G 7b9 chord diagram, starting at fret 3. Strings low to high: E 3rd fret, A 5th fret, D 3rd fret, G 4th fret, B 3rd fret, E 4th fret.

The G 7b9 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes G, G#, B, D, F. This page shows how to play G 7b9 on Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

There is no open-string version on Guitar: the lowest shape barres fret 3 and covers 3 frets. G falls on the E string. It sounds from G2 up to G#4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 10.

Guitar is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on G or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.