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Chord & Fret

G#/A# — with the ninth in the bass

Also written Ab/Bb — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in G#/A#: A# – G# – B# – D#Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 / 9

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

The C triad over a D bass. Heard from the bottom up it is a suspended chord — a D with a fourth and a seventh, no third: open, and saying nothing about major or minor.

The same chord on all four instruments

G#/A#, x 1 1 1 1 xG#/A#1111×A#D#G#C×
Guitar
G#/A#, x 1 1 1 1 xG#/A#1111×A#D#G#C×
Electric guitar
G#/A#, 8 8 9 10G#/A#81123A#D#G#C
Cavaquinho
G#/A#, 8 10 8 11G#/A#81324D#A#CG#
Ukulele

Where to use it: Right before the resolving chord, in gospel, pop and keyboard fills.

This is just one shape of G#/A#. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Inversions (slash) family.

Other chords in this family

G#/CG#/D#G#/GG#/C#G#/F

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