Guitar chords · Minor major 7th
G♯m(maj7) chord on guitar (G#m(maj7))
G♯m(maj7) (G♯ minor major 7th) has four notes: G♯, B, D♯ and F𝄪 (played as G), the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, 5 and 7.
Shapes
How to play G♯m(maj7)
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
G♯m(maj7) has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 4 or the A shape at fret 11. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 4
A shape · fret 11
Notes and formula
What makes G♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
A minor major A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords. puts a major 7th on a minor A three-note chord stacked in 3rds: a root, a 3rd and a 5th. Major, minor, diminished and augmented chords are triads.. The A chord with a major 3rd and a raised 5th, written +. Its notes split the octave into three equal parts. 5th between its ♭3rd and its 7th makes it dark and tense, the sound of spy themes and of the falling line Am, Am(maj7), Am7, Am6.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The ♭3rd and the 7th make G♯m(maj7) a minor major A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords.; you can leave out the 5th.
- G♯Rroot
- B♭3essential
- D♯5optional
- F𝄪7essential
- G♯, the root
- Other chord tones
G♯m(maj7) usually sits in a falling line from G♯m: G♯m, G♯m(maj7), G♯m7, G♯m6, as one voice steps down a The smallest distance in Western music: one fret on the guitar, such as E to F or F to F♯. at a time.
G♯m(maj7) and A♭m(maj7) are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with G♯m(maj7)
G♯m(maj7) belongs to one key: G♯ minor (i(maj7), The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
G♯m(maj7) over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps G♯m(maj7) on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- G♯m(maj7)/B
G♯m(maj7) with its ♭3rd, B, in the bass: the first inversion.
- G♯m(maj7)/D♯
G♯m(maj7) with its 5th, D♯, in the bass: the second inversion.
- G♯m(maj7)/F𝄪
G♯m(maj7) with its 7th, F𝄪, in the bass: the third inversion.
Same root
Other chords on G♯ / A♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- A♭ major
- G♯m minor
- A♭7 dominant 7th
- A♭maj7 major 7th
- G♯m7 minor 7th
- A♭sus2 suspended 2nd
- A♭sus4 suspended 4th
- A♭6 major 6th
- G♯m6 minor 6th
- A♭add9 add 9
- A♭9 dominant 9th
- A♭maj9 major 9th
- G♯m9 minor 9th
- A♭13 dominant 13th
- A♭maj13 major 13th
- G♯m11 minor 11th
- G♯° diminished
- G♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- G♯°7 diminished 7th
- A♭+ augmented
- A♭5 power chord
- A♭7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- A♭6/9 six-nine
- G♯m(add9) minor add 9
- A♭7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
G♯m(maj7), in short
- What notes are in the G♯m(maj7) chord?
- G♯m(maj7) (G♯ minor major 7th) has four notes: G♯, B, D♯ and F𝄪 (played as G), the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., ♭3, 5 and 7.
- How do you play G♯m(maj7) on guitar?
- G♯m(maj7) has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 4 or the A shape at fret 11.
- What key is G♯m(maj7) in?
- G♯m(maj7) belongs to one key: G♯ minor (i(maj7), The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
- Is G♯m(maj7) the same as A♭m(maj7)?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. G♯m(maj7) is the spelling in G♯ minor; A♭m(maj7) in A♭ minor, which most players write as G♯ minor.