Four String Banjo · Tenor (CGDA)

GM♯13G Major Sharp 13th

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · 4  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A · C

How to play it

GM♯13 fingering positions

Tenor (CGDA), 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, 7th (7 7 9 8) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA)
G Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 19th (19 19 21 20) fretboard diagram in Tenor (CGDA)
Read it as tab

GM♯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, 7th (7 7 9 8) in Tenor (CGDA)
G Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 19th (19 19 21 20) in Tenor (CGDA)
Sound

How GM♯13 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyunresolved
Genres
bluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · 4
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