G♯–A guitar chord

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G♯ minor second dyad · Open position

EADGBERnoteG♯AroleR♭2fret40fret 4C2C3C4C5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower

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A major seventh dyad · Fret 6

EADGBE67noteAG♯roleR7fret06fret 6C2C3C4C5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower

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The Twilight Zone, 1960 · Marius Constant · nearest shape for the hand

EADGBE6R11R3♭5noteEAEG♯B♭roleR11R3♭5fret77996frets 6–9C2C3C4C5
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E7♯9 · Jimi Hendrix

EADGBE6R3♭7♯9noteEG♯DF𝄪Same note as GroleR3♭7♯9fret7678frets 6–8C2C3C4C5
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How to play G♯–A on guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the low E string at the 4th fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the D, G, B and high E strings.

From the low E string 4 0 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in G♯–A?

G♯–A, G♯ minor second dyad, is G♯ and A: the root (G♯) and the minor second (A). Its formula is 1 ♭2.

G♯–A on other instruments

7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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