G# Guitar Chord

How to play G#: a major built on G#, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.

Chord Diagram

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A common voicing

The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 4th fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.

G# and Ab are the same pitches spelled two ways, so the fingerings are identical. See Ab for the other spelling.

More Voicings of G#

The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to G#. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.

4XX
Fret 4
6XX
Fret 6
8X
Fret 8
11X
Fret 11

Notes & Intervals in G#

NoteG#B#D#
IntervalR35

G# is a major with G# as its root. The full theoretical spelling is G#, B#, D#. This voicing sounds every chord tone.

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