G# or Ab chord
G# or Ab major chord for guitar in different forms: basic, as barre chord and with a capo.
See also G# minor chord.
G#
G# (capo 1)
G# barre 1st
G# barre 2nd
Alternative shapes
G#
Description
G# and Ab (G sharp and A flat major) are the same chord, but their names change depending on the key they are played in.
Try in a chord progression
G# - C#m - A#m - D# / Ab - Dbm - Bbm - Eb
Chords that sound good together with G#
The primary chords that sound good in a chord progression with G# is: A#m, Cm, C#, D# and Fm.
Follow-up chords
Chords that are likely to follow G# / Ab major in progressions:
› C# / Db
› D#7 / Eb7
› Fm
Theory of the G# / Ab chord
The notes that the G# chord consists of are G#, C, D#. For a Ab chord the notes are written Ab, C, Eb.
Inversions
1st inversion: G#/C (means that C is the bass note).
2nd inversion: G#/D# (means that D is the bass note).
Omissions
G# (no3) is a G# major with no third (C).
G# (no5) is a G# major with no fifth (D#).
Alternatives with capo
G shape with a capo on 1st fret (see picture).
E shape with a capo on 4th fret.
D shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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