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G# on guitar

G# is a major, spelled G#, B# and D#. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 466544, which sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 4. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteG#B#D#
Interval1P3M5P

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

G# major, position 4, capo 04fr342
466544sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 4
G# major, open position, capo 0324
431114sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1
G# major, position 5, capo 05fr231
x665xxsits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
G# major, position 6, capo 06fr1243
xx6898sits at fret 6, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
G# major, position 3, capo 03fr2143
4365xxsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
G# major, position 11, capo 011fr234
x1113131311sits at fret 11, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 11 and mutes 1 string
G# major, position 8, capo 08fr432
x1110898sits at fret 8, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string
G# major, position 10, capo 010fr231
111110xxxsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and mutes 3 strings
G# major, position 13, capo 013fr
xx131313xsits at fret 13, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 13 and mutes 3 strings
G# major, position 9, capo 09fr3241
x1110139xsits at fret 9, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
G# major, open position, capo 0
xx111xsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 3 strings
G# major, position 4, capo 04fr342
46654xsits at fret 4, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 4 and mutes 1 string

The five shapes

Every shape below is one of the five open chords moved up the neck, with a finger — or the nut — standing in for the open strings. G# turns up as a G shape, an E shape, a D shape, a C shape and an A shape: G at fret 1, E at fret 4, D at fret 6, C at fret 8, A at fret 11.

G# major, open position, capo 0324
G shapeG# as a G shape: barre at fret 1, fingered 431114.
G# major, position 4, capo 04fr342
E shapeG# as an E shape: barre at fret 4, fingered 466544.
G# major, position 6, capo 06fr1243
D shapeG# as a D shape: index finger at fret 6, fingered xx6898.
G# major, position 8, capo 08fr432
C shapeG# as a C shape: barre at fret 8, fingered x1110898.
G# major, position 11, capo 011fr234
A shapeG# as an A shape: barre at fret 11, fingered x1113131311.

Keys G# belongs to

G# is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

G# in another tuning

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