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F♯/G♯

  1. G♯2bass
  2. F♯Rtriad
  3. A♯3triad
  4. C♯5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play F♯/G♯

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
AA shape 2nd inversion F♯/G♯
9 10 11 12 3 R 5 2

Frets x 11 11 11 11 xNotes G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

EE shape 2nd inversion F♯/G♯
1 2 3 4 3 R 5 2

Frets 4 4 4 3 x xNotes G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

DD shape 2nd inversion F♯/G♯
4 5 6 7 3 R 5 2

Frets x x 6 6 7 6Notes G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯Intervals 2 5 1 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The rules

The construction rules F♯/G♯ follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Major triad over the 2nd in every key

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F♯/G♯ chord questions

What notes are in F♯/G♯?

F♯/G♯ is spelled G♯ F♯ A♯ C♯: G♯ is the 2nd, F♯ is the root, A♯ is the 3rd, C♯ is the 5th.

What is the formula of F♯/G♯?

2 1 3 5. It is a F♯ major triad, over G♯ in the bass.

How many ways can you play F♯/G♯ on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of F♯/G♯, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.