G7♯5
Character: restless
- GRtriad
- B3triad
- D♯♯5triad
- F♭7add
8 ways to play G7♯5
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
Frets x 10 9 8 6 xNotes G B D♯ FIntervals 1 3 ♯5 ♭7Base triadG augmented, root position
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x 8 9 8 8 xNotes F B D♯ GIntervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadG augmented, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 11 10 9 10 0 11Notes D♯ G B FIntervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadG augmented, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 1 0 0 1Notes D♯ G B FIntervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadG augmented, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 3 2 1 0 0 1Notes B D♯ G FIntervals 3 ♯5 1 ♭7Base triadG augmented, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 1 2 1 0 x xNotes F B D♯ GIntervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadG augmented, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets x x 3 4 4 3Notes F B D♯ GIntervals ♭7 3 ♯5 1Base triadG augmented, 1st inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
Frets 3 6 5 4 6 7Notes D♯ G B FIntervals ♯5 1 3 ♭7Base triadG augmented, 2nd inversion
The ♭7th gets a string of its own.
The construction rules G7♯5 follows
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.
A third on top makes a 7th chord
A major 7th over a major triad is maj7, a ♭7 is a dominant 7. Over minor you get m7 or m(maj7); over diminished, m7♭5 or the °7, whose 7th is lowered twice.
Alter a dominant for tension
Raise or lower the 5th or the 9th, or add a ♯11 or ♭13, and a dominant 7th pulls harder towards the next chord: G7♯9, G7♭9, G7♭13.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Dominant 7th ♯5 in every key
More chords on G
G7♯5 chord questions
What notes are in G7♯5?
G7♯5 is spelled G B D♯ F: G is the root, B is the 3rd, D♯ is the ♯5th, F is the ♭7th.
What is the formula of G7♯5?
1 3 ♯5 ♭7. It is a G augmented triad with the ♭7th stacked on top.
How many ways can you play G7♯5 on guitar?
This page shows 8 voicings of G7♯5, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.