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

G♯M♯13G♯ Major Sharp 13th

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G♯tone

Btone

Dtone

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

How to play it

G♯M♯13 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♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 2nd (4 3 2 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 14th (16 15 14 14 x) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (4 3 2 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 11th position (x 11 11 11 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 11th position (x 11 11 14 11) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 14 x 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 14 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 14th position (16 15 14 14 16) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

G♯M♯13 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 Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 2nd (4 3 2 2 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 14th (16 15 14 14 x) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (4 3 2 2 4) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 11th position (x 11 11 11 14) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 11th position (x 11 11 14 11) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 14 x 14) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 14 14 14) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

G♯ Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 14th position (16 15 14 14 16) in Open G (gDGBD) · Capo 2

Sound

How G♯M♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyunresolved

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D

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

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