G# chord

[bigeyedharper]

whats the fingering for a G# on guitar?

[AC-777]

G#5
e-----3------
b-----0------
g-----0------
d-----1------
a-----2*----
E-----3------

*you can actually mute the 'a' if you want to

[PilotC150]

G#5 is actually:

466xxx

G# is

466544

[AC-777]

Originally posted by PilotC150
G#5 is actually:

466xxx

G# is

466544

seriously?
I'm looking at a chord dictionary I have and G#5 is what I put in my above post?:confused: I don't know I'm not the best on chord identification and memorization

[winglet82]

You're talking about two different chords.

When you say a G#5, meaning this chord: 321003
You are actually naming a G augmented (notated as Gaug or G+). This means you are sharping the 5th, or raising the D tone in the chord a half of a step up to a D#.

What Pilot thought you meant was a G#5 chord, meaning only the 1 and 5 of the G# scale:
466xxx

The original person who was posting was looking for a G# chord, which can be found by taking the 1 (G#), 3 (B#), and 5 (D#) of the G# major scale to get:
466544

[AC-777]

Originally posted by winglet82
You're talking about two different chords.

When you say a G#5, meaning this chord: 321003
You are actually naming a G augmented (notated as Gaug or G+). This means you are sharping the 5th, or raising the D tone in the chord a half of a step up to a D#.

What Pilot thought you meant was a G#5 chord, meaning only the 1 and 5 of the G# scale:
466xxx

The original person who was posting was looking for a G# chord, which can be found by taking the 1 (G#), 3 (B#), and 5 (D#) of the G# major scale to get:
466544

lol ok ok so you all can kick my ass now. I'm self-taught and although I know how to read chords and play them I don't quite understand the naming and how they derive...lol what you just said was complete jiberish (sp?) to me :-) it's all good though, thanks for trying to explain it to me.

[winglet82]

Originally posted by AC-777
lol ok ok so you all can kick my ass now. I'm self-taught and although I know how to read chords and play them I don't quite understand the naming and how they derive...lol what you just said was complete jiberish (sp?) to me :-) it's all good though, thanks for trying to explain it to me.

Okay let me try again. The G major scale is G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G.

The notes of a major chord are the 1-3-5 notes. In the case of a G chord, you would pick the 1 (G), 3 (B), and 5 (D) note from the scale.

What you suggested was a G chord (G-B-D) with a sharp 5 (D#).

What the original person was asking was for a G# chord, which is the 1-3-5 off of the G# major scale (G#-A#-B#-C#-D#-E#-F##-G#), which would be G#-B#-D#.

Okay that probably doesn't make it any clearer, but I'm filled up with allergy medication so nothing is really making sense right now.

[AC-777]

Originally posted by winglet82
Okay let me try again. The G major scale is G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G.

The notes of a major chord are the 1-3-5 notes. In the case of a G chord, you would pick the 1 (G), 3 (B), and 5 (D) note from the scale.

What you suggested was a G chord (G-B-D) with a sharp 5 (D#).

What the original person was asking was for a G# chord, which is the 1-3-5 off of the G# major scale (G#-A#-B#-C#-D#-E#-F##-G#), which would be G#-B#-D#.

Okay that probably doesn't make it any clearer, but I'm filled up with allergy medication so nothing is really making sense right now.

Seriously I appreciate the effort, but I am still confused. It's not you, it's me. I have no basis when I comes to reading music and notes. I only know enough to read tablature and figure out some little stuff. Thanks anyway.

[bigeyedharper]

thanks guys.