G add nine

Gadd9

Also written G(add9) · G2

NotesG · B · D · A
Formula1 · 3 · 5 · 9
G1B3D5A9
All its notes, from the root

A major triad with the 9th added and no 7th — bright, open, the favourite chord of acoustic pop. Add the 7th and it becomes Gmaj9.

How pianists voice Gadd9

The same notes, laid out the way hands actually play them.

Spread Open voicing

G1D5A9B3

1 · 5 · 9 · 3 — root, 5th, 9th, 3rd. The 9th sits right under the 3rd, and that closeness is the sound.

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