Arpeggio · G△9 · Guitar
The G△9 arpeggio is G – B – D – F♯ – A — chord tones 1 3 5 7 9. G△9 is a lush tonic chord in ballads; its sound is wide, luminous. Below, every G, B, D, F♯, A on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Guitar · standard tuning
Piano
Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 3. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from G |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | unison (0 semitones) |
| 3 | B | major 3rd (4 semitones) |
| 5 | D | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| 7 | F♯ | major 7th (11 semitones) |
| 9 | A | major 2nd + octave (14 semitones) |
Goes with: G Major (Ionian) (G A B C D E F♯). Voicings: see the four-note chord voicings in the chord library.
Common questions
G – B – D – F♯ – A. As chord tones: 1 3 5 7 9. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
G△9 is a lush tonic chord in ballads. Its character is wide, luminous.
G Major (G A B C D E F♯) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root G on the low E string at fret 3 and play E-string fret 3, E-string fret 5, E-string fret 7, A-string fret 5, D-string fret 4, D-string fret 5. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the a lush tonic chord in ballads.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Major 9th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from G