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G# Dominant Chords

A major triad with a flat seventh on top. These chords lean forward and want to resolve, which is what makes a turnaround work.

6 chord types · 26 playable voicings · frets 1–13 · 0 use an open string

None of these shapes use an open string, so every one of them is movable — the same grip slides along the neck to give you the other eleven roots. In the keys you are most likely to meet them, these chords sit as the I of G#, the IV of C#, and the V of Eb.

Jump to: G#7 · G#9 · G#11 · G#13 · G#7add11 · G#7add13

G#7

G#CEbF#
8 shapes · open & play
X
X
4
1
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
4
1
3
1
2
4
1
X
X
6
1
3
2
4
X
X
10
2
1
3
4
X
X
11
1
2
4
3
X
11
1
3
1
4
1

G#7 is the V and the VII chord of C# major and Bb minor.

Progressions that actually use it: ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 (C# major), Imaj7 – vi7 – ii7 – V7 (C# major), I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7 (C# major), vi7 – ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 (C# major).

Fret and finger numbers for G#7
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 X 1 X 1 24 – 1 – 2 3
4 3 1 1 1 24 3 1 1 1 2
4 6 4 5 4 41 3 1 2 1 1
4 6 4 5 7 41 3 1 2 4 1
X X 6 8 7 8– – 1 3 2 4
X 11 10 11 X 11– 2 1 3 – 4
X 11 X 11 13 11– 1 – 2 4 3
X 11 13 11 13 11– 1 3 1 4 1

G#9

G#CEbF#Bb
5 shapes · open & play
4
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
1
3
1
4
4
4
1
3
1
2
1
4
X
10
2
1
3
3
3

G#9 is the V and the VII chord of C# major and Bb minor.

Fret and finger numbers for G#9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 1 1 1 1 24 1 1 1 1 2
4 1 1 3 1 24 1 1 3 1 2
4 3 4 3 4 42 1 3 1 4 4
4 6 4 5 4 61 3 1 2 1 4
X 11 10 11 11 11– 2 1 3 3 3

G#11

G#CEbF#BbC#
2 shapes · open & play
4
4
1
3
1
2
4
1
1
1
3
2
4

G#11 is the V and the VII chord of C# major and Bb minor.

Fret and finger numbers for G#11
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 4 1 3 1 24 4 1 3 1 2
4 4 4 5 4 61 1 1 3 2 4

G#13

G#CEbF#BbF
2 shapes · open & play
3
2
2
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
4
4

G#13 is the V and the VII chord of C# major and Bb minor.

Fret and finger numbers for G#13
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 3 3 3 4 23 2 2 2 4 1
4 6 4 5 6 61 3 1 2 4 4

G#7add11

G#CEbF#C#
6 shapes · open & play
3
4
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
4
1
1
1
4
2
3
X
4
1
1
1
3
2
X
11
1
1
1
3
2

G#7add11 is the V and the VII chord of C# major and Bb minor.

Fret and finger numbers for G#7add11
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 4 1 1 1 23 4 1 1 1 2
4 3 1 1 2 24 3 1 1 2 2
4 4 4 5 4 22 2 2 4 3 1
4 4 4 5 4 41 1 1 4 2 3
4 4 4 5 4 X1 1 1 3 2 –
X 11 11 11 13 11– 1 1 1 3 2

G#7add13

G#CEbF#F
3 shapes · open & play
4
1
3
1
2
4
1
X
4
1
3
1
2
4
X
11
1
2
1
3
3

G#7add13 is the V and the VII chord of C# major and Bb minor.

Fret and finger numbers for G#7add13
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 6 4 5 6 41 3 1 2 4 1
4 6 4 5 6 X1 3 1 2 4 –
X 11 13 11 13 13– 1 2 1 3 3

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.