Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1

G♯7G♯ Dominant 7th

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G♯tone
Btone
Dtone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes E · G♯ · B · D

How to play it

G♯7 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

G♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 6th (7 7 6 9 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 18th (19 19 18 21 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 6 0 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 6 0 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 6 x 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (7 7 6 9 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 12 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar chord — 12th position (x 12 12 15 12) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

G♯7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

G♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 6th (7 7 6 9 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 18th (19 19 18 21 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 6 0 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 6 0 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 6 x 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (7 7 6 9 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 12 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Dominant 7th guitar tab — 12th position (x 12 12 15 12) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How G♯7 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyconfidentunresolved
Genres
bluesjazzrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
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