G#M9 Piano Chord
G#M9
G# Major 9th
3rd
B#9th
A#Maj 7th
FXRoot
G#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
G#
B#
FX
A#
The Notes in a G# Major 9th Chord
The 3rd
Finding B# from G# step by step:
- Start on: G#
- Step 1: move down to FX
- Step 2: move down to F#
- Step 3: move down to E#
- Step 4: move down to E
- Step 5: move down to D#
- Step 6: move down to D
- Step 7: move down to C#
- Step 8: Land on B#
3rd
B#Root
G#1
2
3
4
5
6
7
- FX is a minor second below G#.
- F# is a major 2nd below G#.
- E# is a minor third below G#.
- E is a major third below G#.
- D# is a fourth below G#.
- D is a flat fifth below G#.
- C# is a fifth below G#.
- B# is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below G#. The 3rd is down a sharp fifth (minor sixth)? Confusing, right? The note B# is down 8 half-steps from G#, but up 4 half-steps from G#:
3rd
B#Root
G#1
2
3
The 9th
Finding A# from G# step by step:
- Start on: G#
- Step 1: move up to A
- Step 2: Land on A#
9th
A#Root
G#1
- A is a minor second above G#.
- A# is a major 2nd above G#.
The Maj 7th
Finding FX from G# step by step:
- Start on: G#
- Step 1: Land on FX
Maj 7th
FXRoot
G#- FX is a minor second below G#. The maj 7th is down a minor second? Confusing, right? The note FX is down 1 half-steps from G#, but up 11 half-steps from G#:
Maj 7th
FXRoot
G#1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The Root
Finding G# from G# step by step:
- Start on: G#
- Step 1: move down to FX
- Step 2: move down to F#
- Step 3: move down to E#
- Step 4: move down to E
- Step 5: move down to D#
- Step 6: move down to D
- Step 7: move down to C#
- Step 8: move down to B#
- Step 9: move down to B
- Step 10: move down to A#
- Step 11: move down to A
- Step 12: Land on G#
Root
G#Root
G#1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
- FX is a minor second below G#.
- F# is a major 2nd below G#.
- E# is a minor third below G#.
- E is a major third below G#.
- D# is a fourth below G#.
- D is a flat fifth below G#.
- C# is a fifth below G#.
- B# is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below G#.
- B is a major sixth below G#.
- A# is a minor seventh below G#.
- A is a major seventh below G#.
- G# is a octave below G#. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note G# is down 12 half-steps from G#, but up 0 half-steps from G#: