Chords
G# Major flat fifth
G# · B# · D
G# Major flat fifth (G#majb5) is a major chord of 3 notes: G# · B# · D.
Also written G#Mb5
G# Major flat fifth
G# · B# · D
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Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | G#3 · B#4 · D4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
G# Major flat fifth (G#majb5) contains the notes G# · B# · D, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built
Inversions
An inversion of G# Major flat fifth 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# Major flat fifth belongs to.
In which keys
G# Major flat fifth is diatonic to 3 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Scales that contain it
G# Major flat fifth fits inside these scales, each built on G#.
- G# Neapolitan Major PentatonicG# · B# · C# · D · F#
- G# Whole Tone PentatonicG# · B# · D · E · F#
- G# Super Locrian PentatonicG# · B · C · D · F#
- G# Mystery #1G# · A · B# · D · E · F#
- G# Locrian MajorG# · A# · B# · C# · D · E · F#
- G# UltralocrianG# · A · B · C · D · E · F
- G# OrientalG# · A · B# · C# · D · E# · F#
- G# Composite BluesG# · A# · B · B# · C# · D · D# · E# · F#
Understanding the G# Major flat fifth chord
Names and symbols
G#majb5 is the chord symbol for G# Major flat fifth; it is also written G#Mb5.
Common questions
- What notes are in the G# Major flat fifth chord?
- The G# Major flat fifth chord contains the notes G# · B# · D: the root G# with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5d 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# Major flat fifth chord?
- Measured from G#, the G# Major flat fifth chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5d. 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# Major flat fifth chord?
- On guitar the most common G# Major flat fifth shape is 43011x, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play G#3 · B#4 · D4 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.