Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

G♯M6G♯ Major 6th

ERoot

G♯tone

Btone

C♯tone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4 · Notes E · G♯ · B · C♯

How to play it

G♯M6 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), 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♯ Major 6th guitar chord — 13th position (x 13 13 13 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

G♯ Major 6th guitar chord — 13th position (x 13 13 15 13) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Read it as tab

G♯M6 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♯ Major 6th guitar tab — 13th position (x 13 13 13 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

G♯ Major 6th guitar tab — 13th position (x 13 13 15 13) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)

Sound

How G♯M6 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

warmnostalgiccontent

Genres

jazzpopcountry

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 4

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