G#
How to play the G# (G sharp) Major Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol G# we get the following information:
- The G# chord has the note G# as root note
- The G# chord is a 3-note chord (a triad)
- The G# chord is a major chord
Because G# is a 3-note chord it also has 3 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
G# chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: G# – B# – D#
G# chord – 1st. inversion (root note at the top of the chord): B# – D# – G#
G# chord – 2nd. inversion (root note in the middle of the chord): D# – G# – B#
G# chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | G# | B# | D# |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Note | B# | D# | G# |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | D# | G# | B# |
G# chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The G# chord is the 1st. step in the G# major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | G# | A#m | B#m | C# | D# | E#m | F##m(b5) |
The G# chord is the 4th. step in the D sharp major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | D# | E#m | F##m | G# | A# | B#m | C##m(b5) |
The G# chord is the 5th. step in the C# major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | C# | D#m | E#m | F# | G# | A#m | B#m(b5) |
The G# chord is the 3rd. step in the E sharp minor scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | E#m | F##m(b5) | G# | A#m | B#m | C# | D# |