G♯MG♯ Major
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G♯tone
Btone
Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · Notes E · G♯ · B
How to play it
G♯M fingering positions
Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 3, 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).
Read it as tab
G♯M 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.
Sound
How G♯M sounds
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesE · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭3
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