Back to the Future Stinger (Gsus♯4): guitar chord

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Back to the Future, 1985 · Alan Silvestri · nearest shape for the hand

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Gsus♯4Lydian

Gsus♯4 Standard

6 strings

FamousBack to the Future1985 · Alan Silvestri

Sforzando accent chords built by stacking the main theme's notes, played by low brass, piano and snap pizzicato low strings (cue not named in the source)

Silvestri squeezes the main theme into one accented hit: G in two low octaves, D above, another G, and the raised fourth C♯ on top, struck hard by low brass, piano and snapped pizzicato strings. With no third it is neither major nor minor. The C♯ is the Lydian note that gives the whole theme its bite, so the hit sounds like the theme's name spoken in one word.

Also called BTTF Stinger, stacked main-theme chord

Sources: 'Back To The Future: An Analysis Of The Score', Berklee blogs PDF, Fig. 3b and text p. ii · Hooktheory TheoryTab: Back to the Future Theme

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What’s in it

R G×3♯4 C♯5 D×2

About this shape

Lowest note: G2, the root
Highest note: G4, the root
Stretch: 2 frets
Fingers: 4 fingers

Where it sits on the neck

Fingering not checked by a guitarist yet.

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