CHORD REFERENCE

G♯11

G♯ – D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯1 5 b7 9 11

Also written A♭11 — the same pitches spelled the other way.

The G♯ Dominant 11th chord and everything around it — the notes and how they are built, the shape on piano and guitar, the sound, and the keys it belongs to.

Notes
G♯1D♯5F♯b7A♯9C♯11

G♯11 is G#, D#, F#, A#, C# — the 1, 5, b7, 9 and 11 above the root G♯.

Piano
G♯D♯F♯A♯C♯
Guitar

Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eF♯G♯A♯C♯D♯BC♯D♯F♯G♯A♯GG♯A♯C♯D♯F♯DD♯F♯G♯A♯C♯AA♯C♯D♯F♯G♯EF♯G♯A♯C♯D♯

Root notes are red. There is no standard open shape for this chord — any group of these notes on the neck sounds the chord.

Ukulele (standard G–C–E–A)

357912AA♯C♯D♯F♯G♯EF♯G♯A♯C♯D♯CC♯D♯F♯G♯A♯GG♯A♯C♯D♯F♯

Every position of the chord tones on the ukulele neck — any group that sounds only G#, D#, F#, A#, C# plays the chord.

In which keys

G♯11 is a diatonic chord in these keys:

VC♯ majoriiF♯ majorviB majorivE♭ minoriA♭ minor♭VIIB♭ minor
Other G♯ chords

Triads

G♯MajorG♯mMinorG♯5Power Chord (5)G♯dimDiminishedG♯augAugmentedG♯sus2Suspended 2ndG♯sus4Suspended 4th

Sixths & sevenths

G♯6Major 6thG♯m6Minor 6thG♯7Dominant 7thG♯maj7Major 7thG♯m7Minor 7thG♯m(maj7)Minor–Major 7thG♯dim7Diminished 7thG♯m7♭5Half-Diminished (m7♭5)G♯7sus47sus4

Altered dominants

G♯7♭57♭5G♯7♯57♯5 (Augmented 7th)G♯7♭97♭9G♯7♯97♯9 (Hendrix Chord)

Extended & added

G♯add9Added 9thG♯6/96/9G♯9Dominant 9thG♯maj9Major 9thG♯m9Minor 9thG♯13Dominant 13th
Dominant 11th on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯G♭GA♭G♯AB♭A♯B
Keep exploring

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