Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯+7G♯ Augmented 7th

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G♯tone

Ctone

Dtone

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

How to play it

G♯+7 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2, 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 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 3 3 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 3 3 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 5 0 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (4 3 5 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar chord — 11th position (x 11 11 12 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar chord — 11th position (x 11 11 14 12) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 15 x 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 15 14 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

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♯ Augmented 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 3 3 2 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 3 3 2 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 5 0 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (4 3 5 0 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar tab — 11th position (x 11 11 12 14) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar tab — 11th position (x 11 11 14 12) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 15 x 14) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Augmented 7th guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 15 14 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Sound

How G♯+7 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

restlessbluesyunstable

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · C · D

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · 3 · ♭5

Same notes asG♯7♯5

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