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G#m9 Piano Chord

G#m9

G# Minor 9th

9th
A#
Min 3rd
B
Min 7th
F#
Root
G#
PLAY
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E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
G#
B
F#
A#

The Notes in a G# Minor 9th Chord

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
PLAY
  • A is a minor second above G#.
  • A# is a major 2nd above G#.

The Min 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: move down to B#
  • Step 9: Land on B
Min 3rd
B
Root
G#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PLAY
  • 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#. The min 3rd is down a major sixth? Confusing, right? The note B is down 9 half-steps from G#, but up 3 half-steps from G#:
Min 3rd
B
Root
G#
1
2
PLAY

The Min 7th

Finding F# from G# step by step:

  • Start on: G#
  • Step 1: move down to FX
  • Step 2: Land on F#
Min 7th
F#
Root
G#
1
PLAY
  • FX is a minor second below G#.
  • F# is a major 2nd below G#. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note F# is down 2 half-steps from G#, but up 10 half-steps from G#:
Min 7th
F#
Root
G#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
PLAY

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
PLAY
  • 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#: