G# Major Piano Chord
Root
G#3rd
B#5th
D#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
G#
B#
D#
The Notes in a G# Major Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of a G# Major chord is G#.
The 3rd
The third of a G# Major chord is B#. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding B# from G# step by step:
- Start on: G#
- Step 1: move up to A
- Step 2: move up to A#
- Step 3: move up to B
- Step 4: Land on B#
3rd
B#Root
G#1
2
3
- A is a minor second above G#.
- A# is a major 2nd above G#.
- B is a minor third above G#.
- B# is a major third above G#.
The 5th
The fifth of a G# Major chord is D#. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding D# from G# step by step:
- Start on: G#
- Step 1: move down to FX
- Step 2: move down to F#
- Step 3: move down to E#
- Step 4: move down to E
- Step 5: Land on D#
5th
D#Root
G#1
2
3
4
- FX is a minor second below G#.
- F# is a major 2nd below G#.
- E# is a minor third below G#.
- E is a major third below G#.
- D# is a fourth below G#. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note D# is down 5 half-steps from G#, but up 7 half-steps from G#:
5th
D#Root
G#1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of G# Major
Root Position
Root
G#3rd
B#5th
D#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
G#
B#
D#
1st Inversion
3rd
B#5th
D#Root
G#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
B#
D#
G#
2nd Inversion
5th
D#Root
G#3rd
B#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D#
G#
B#
