G# major scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the G# major scale (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) on guitar: G# · A# · C · C# · D# · F · G.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
G# Major
1234567
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
G#
· Root
2
A#
· Tension
3
C
· Third
4
C#
· Tension
5
D#
· Fifth
6
F
· Tension
7
G
· Seventh
Scale sheet
G# MajorFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Notes in key
G# A# C C# D# F G
Typical use
Over major and maj7 chords.
Major
The major scale (Ionian) is the reference scale of Western music, built on the whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half interval pattern. It sounds bright and stable, and is the foundation for major and maj7 chords.
Notes of the G# major scale: G# · A# · C · C# · D# · F · G.