G maj9 Chord on Terz Guitar

Play G maj9 on Terz Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The G maj9 chord is a major extended chord that stacks ninths, elevenths, or thirteenths over a major-seventh foundation for a rich, jazzy color. It is built from the notes G, A, B, D, F#. This page shows how to play G maj9 on Terz Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The G and D strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 2-fret stretch. The root is the G string itself. It sounds from G2 up to A4.

Terz Guitar is tuned G–C–F–A#–D–G, with 15 frets to work with. Guitar shapes work unchanged on terz guitar — finger them exactly as charted; every shape sounds a minor third higher than on guitar.

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.