Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1

G♯+(add4)G♯ Augmented Added 4th

ERoot
G♯tone
Atone
Ctone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭2 · 3  ·  Notes E · G♯ · A · C

How to play it

G♯+(add4) fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · 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♯ Augmented Added 4th guitar chord — 10th position (x 12 12 10 13) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Augmented Added 4th guitar chord — 10th position (x 12 12 13 10) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

G♯+(add4) 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♯ Augmented Added 4th guitar tab — 10th position (x 12 12 10 13) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1
G♯ Augmented Added 4th guitar tab — 10th position (x 12 12 13 10) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 1
Sound

How G♯+(add4) sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
crampedtense
Genres
experimental
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭2 · 3
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