G♯ major 6th chord

Playing it

There’s no open-string way to play G♯6 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 1st fret (431111).

On piano, G♯6 has two black keys (G♯ and D♯) and two white keys.

On ukulele the usual G♯6 shape is 1013, using three fingers.

Related chords

G♯6 contains exactly the same notes as Fm7. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and G♯6 becomes a different chord: drop the E♯ for G♯, raise E♯ to F♯ for G♯7, swap E♯ for F𝄪 for G♯maj7 and lower B♯ to B for G♯m6.

Where you’ll hear it

Notice the B♯ in G♯6 (G♯ B♯ D♯ E♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–B–D–E), so the major 3rd has to be written B♯ rather than C — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.