Chords
G# m9#5
G# · B · E · F# · A#
G# m9#5 (G#m9#5) is a minor chord of 5 notes: G# · B · E · F# · A#.
G# m9#5
G# · B · E · F# · A#
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | G#3 · B3 · E4 · F#4 · A#4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | F#3 · G#3 · B3 · E4 · A#4 | |
| Shell | G#3 · B3 · F#4 | |
| Rootless | B3 · E4 · F#4 · A#4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
G# m9#5 (G#m9#5) contains the notes G# · B · E · F# · A#, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of G# m9#5 puts a chord tone other than G# in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales G# m9#5 belongs to.
In which keys
G# m9#5 is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
G# m9#5 fits inside these scales, each built on G#.
- G# MinorG# · A# · B · C# · D# · E · F#
- G# Locrian #2G# · A# · B · C# · D · E · F#
Understanding the G# m9#5 chord
Names and symbols
G#m9#5 is the chord symbol for G# m9#5.
G# m9#5 and Ab m9#5 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Ab m9#5
Common questions
- What notes are in the G# m9#5 chord?
- The G# m9#5 chord contains the notes G# · B · E · F# · A#: the root G# with the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m, 9M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally G#, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the G# m9#5 chord?
- Measured from G#, the G# m9#5 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m, 9M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the G# m9#5 chord?
- On guitar the most common G# m9#5 shape is 414100, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play G#3 · B3 · E4 · F#4 · A#4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.