4 6 5 5 4 4
G#maj7
Notes: G# · B# · D# · F##
More common: Abmaj7
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Extensions
Common shapes (3)
x x 6 8 8 8
x 11 10 8 8 8
Other shapes (39)
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4 3 5 0 x x
4 3 1 0 x x
4 3 x 0 4 x
4 3 5 0 4 x
4 3 1 0 1 x
4 3 1 0 4 x
4 3 6 0 x x
x x 6 0 8 8
4 3 x 0 4 3
4 3 x 0 4 4
4 3 5 5 x x
4 3 6 0 4 x
About G#maj7
The G#maj7 chord is made up of G# (root), B# (major third), D# (perfect fifth) and F## (major seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – 7. Its major seventh gives it a sophisticated, stable color, without the tension of the dominant seventh chord.
G#maj7 has 3 common voicings, based on the E, D and C shapes of the CAGED system. There are 39 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches. Another way to write G#maj7 is Abmaj7 (the same piano key, with a different name). The usual choice is Abmaj7.