G#maj7 (Guitar, Intermediate)

This is the G-sharp major-7th chord, or G#maj7:

D string = G# (root note)

G string = C (major 3rd)

B string = D# (perfect 5th)

High E string = G (major 7th)

G#m6add9 (Guitar, Intermediate)

G#m6add9 is built from these notes:

D string = G# (root note)

G string = B (minor 3rd)

B string = F (major 6th)

High E string = A# (added 9th note, which is basically a 2nd note)

G#m (Guitar, Beginner)

This is G#m, or G-sharp minor:

1. Using the length of your index finger, make a bar from the Low E string to the High E string, behind the 4th fret (G#, B, D#, and G# notes).
2. Your middle finger will not be used for this chord.
3. Place your ring finger on the A string, behind the 6th fret (D# note).
4. Place your pinky finger on the D string, behind the 6th fret (G# note).
5. Play the G# minor chord.

G#+5 (Guitar, Intermediate)

This is G#+5, or G-sharp augmented 5th:

D string = G# (root note)
G string = C (major 3rd)
B string = E (augmented 5th)
High E string = G# (root note)

G#5 Power Chord (Guitar, Beginner)

1. Place your index finger on the Low string, behind the 4th fret. That's the G# note.
2. Your middle finger will not be used in this chord. You may stick it out, as if you were flipping someone off.
3. Place your ring finger on the A string, behind the 6th fret. That's the D# note.
4. Place your pinky finger on the D string, behind the 6th fret. That's another G# note, one octave higher.
5. Playing only the Low E, A, and D strings, rock the G#5 root-fifth power chord!

G# Major Chord (Guitar, Beginner)

This is the G-sharp (G#) major chord, otherwise known as the A-flat (Ab) major chord.

1. Using the length of your index finger, make a bar from the Low E string to the High E string, behind the 4th fret (G#, D#, and G# notes).
2. Place your middle finger on the G string, behind the 5th fret (C note).
3. Place your ring finger on the A string, behind the 6th fret (D# note).
4. Place your pinky finger on the D string, behind the 6th fret (G# note).
5. Playing all six strings, strum the G# major chord.

C#m (Guitar, Beginner)

This is C#m, or C-sharp minor:

1. Using the length of your index finger, make a bar from the A string to the High E string, behind the 2nd fret (C# and G# notes).
2. Place your middle finger on the B string, behind the 5th fret (A note).
3. Place your ring finger on the D string, behind the 6th fret (G# note).
4. Place your pinky finger on the G string, behind the 6th fret (C# note).
5. Avoiding the Low E string, strum the C#m chord.

C#9 (Guitar, Intermediate)

C#9 is a 9th chord, and a 9th chord usually implies that the chord contains both a dominant seventh and a ninth, as opposed to an add-9th chord or a suspended-2nd chord. (A 9th note is essentially a 2nd note, but one octave higher.)

A string = C# (root note)
D string = F (major 3rd)
G string = B (dominant 7th)
B string = D# (9th note)
High E string = G# (perfect 5th)

C#7sus4 (Guitar, Intermediate)

You might say that this is another voicing for F#sus4, and you'd be right. The chord name depends on your usage of the chord itself, like the key you are playing in or how you would like to remember the chord (if you're writing a song).

As C#7sus4:
A string = C# (root note)
D string = F# (suspended 4th)
G string = B (dominant 7th)
B string = C# (root note)

As F#sus4 (or F#sus4/C#):
A string = C# (perfect 5th)
D string = F# (root note)
G string = B (suspended 4th)
B string = C# (perfect 5th)

The more variations of both voicings and chord names that you know, the more bar bets you might win.

C#7 (Guitar, Beginner)

Just imagine this chord as C7, but one fret higher. So here's C#7, or C-sharp 7th:

1. Place your index finger on the B string, behind the 2nd fret (C#).
2. Place your middle finger on the D string, behind the 3rd fret (F).
3. Place your ring finger on the A string, behind the 4th fret (C#).
4. Place your pinky finger on the G string, behind the 4th fret (B).
5. Avoiding the Low E and High E strings, strum the C#7 chord.

C#6 (Guitar, Intermediate)

To build most fancier chords, you have to take a regular triad (root-major 3rd-perfect 5th or root-minor 3rd-perfect fifth or root-minor 3rd-diminished 5th) and add a note or two to the chord. Sometimes, certain chord voicings omit notes from the base triad, like the 3rd or the 5th - for instance, this particular C#6:

A string = C# (root note)

D string = F (or E#, major 3rd)

G string = A# (major 6th)

B string = C# (root note)

The perfect 5th, G#, has been omitted for this particular voicing. Placing your thumb behind the 4th fret of the Low E string could be a possible way to add that note, if you choose to do so.

C#5 Power Chord (Guitar, Beginner)

1. Place your index finger on the A string, behind the 4th fret. That's the C# note.
2. Your middle finger will not be used in this chord. You may stick it out, as if you were flipping someone off.
3. Place your ring finger on the D string, behind the 6th fret. That's the G# note.
4. Place your pinky finger on the G string, behind the 6th fret. That's another C# note, one octave higher.
5. Playing only the A, D, and G strings, rock that power chord!

C# (Guitar, Intermediate)

The bass note of a chord needn't be the root note, as evidenced by this particular voicing of the C# major chord. This is the first inversion of the chord, since the bass note is the 3rd note.

D string = F (major 3rd, also known as E# in the key of C#)

G string = G# (perfect 5th)

B string = C# (root note)

High E string = F (major 3rd)

F#sus4 (Guitar, Beginner)

This is one form of F#sus4, or F-sharp suspended-4th:

1. Place the tip of your index finger on both the B and High E strings, behind the 2nd fret (C# and F# notes, respectively).
2. Your middle finger will not be used for this particular fingering of the chord.
3. Place your ring finger on the D string, behind the 4th fret (F# note).
4. Place your pinky finger on the G string, behind the 4th fret (B note).
5. Avoiding the Low E and A strings, strum the F#sus4 chord.

F#m (Guitar, Beginner)

This is F#m, or F-sharp minor:

1. Using the length of your index finger, make a bar from the Low E string to the High E string, behind the 2nd fret (F#, A, C#, and F# notes).
2. Your middle finger will not be used for this chord.
3. Place your ring finger on the A string, behind the 4th fret (C# note).
4. Place your pinky finger on the D string, behind the 4th fret (F# note).
5. Play the F# minor chord.

F#add9 (Guitar, Intermediate)

Generally, 9th chords contain both 7th and 9th notes. Add-9th chords, on the hand, usually only have a 9th note added to the standard root-3rd-5th triad. Here's F#add9:

D string = F# (root note)

G string = A# (major 3rd)

B string = C# (perfect 5th)

High E string = G# (added 9th, same as a 2nd note)

F#add6add9 (Guitar, Intermediate)

Like so many other chords feature on this site, there are probably several simpler ways to express the chord name, but it's always fun to demystify long chord names. In reality, the strangest chord names are pretty simple.

D string = F# (root note)
G string = A# (major 3rd)
B string = D# (major 6th)
High E string = G# (added - not suspended - 9th, which is also the 2nd note)

F#7sus4+9 (Guitar, Intermediate)

F#7sus4+9, or F-sharp 7th, suspended 4th, augmented 9th, could probably be stated in simpler terms, but it can be fun to break down something complex into its parts (sort of like chemistry):

D string = F# (root note)

G string = B (suspended 4th)

B string = E (dominant 7th)

High E string = A (augmented 9th, which can be a sharp 2nd or minor 3rd)

F#5 Power Chord (Guitar, Beginner)

1. Place your index finger on the Low E string, behind the 2nd fret. That's the F# note.
2. Your middle finger will not be used in this chord. You may stick it out, as if you were flipping someone off.
3. Place your ring finger on the A string, behind the 4th fret. That's the C# note.
4. Place your pinky finger on the D string, behind the 4th fret. That's another F# note, one octave higher.
5. Playing only the Low E, A, and D strings, rock that power chord!

F# Major Chord (Guitar, Beginner)

This is the F-sharp (F#) major chord, otherwise known as the G-flat (Gb) major chord.

1. Using the length of your index finger, make a bar from the Low E string to the High E string, behind the 2nd fret (F#, C#, and F# notes).
2. Place your middle finger on the G string, behind the 3rd fret (A# note).
3. Place your ring finger on the A string, behind the 4th fret (C# note).
4. Place your pinky finger on the D string, behind the 4th fret (F# note).
5. Playing all six strings, strum the F# major chord.

Bm (Guitar, Beginner)

The symbol "Bm" refers to the B minor chord:

1. Using the length of your index finger, make a bar from the A string to the high E string, behind the 2nd fret (B note, F# note).
2. Place your middle finger on the B string, behind the 3rd fret (D).
3. Place your ring finger on the D string, behind the 4th fret (F#).
4. Place your pinky finger on the G string, behind the 4th fret (B).
5. Avoiding the low E string, strum the B minor chord.

B9 (Guitar, Intermediate)

B9 is a 9th chord, and a 9th chord usually implies that the chord contains both a dominant seventh and a ninth, as opposed to an add-9th chord or a suspended-2nd chord. (A 9th note is essentially a 2nd note, but one octave higher.)

A string = B (root note)

D string = D# (major 3rd)

G string = A (dominant 7th)

B string = C# (9th note)

High E string = F# (perfect 5th)

B7sus4 (Guitar, Intermediate)

B-seventh-suspended-fourth contains the following notes:

A string = B (root note)
D string = E (suspended 4th)
G string = A (dominant 7th)
B string = B (root note)
High E string = F# (perfect 5th)

B7sus2 (Guitar, Intermediate)

B7sus2 (B-seventh-suspended-second) contains the following notes:

A string = B (root note)

D string = F# (perfect 5th)

G string = A (dominant 7th)

B string = C# (suspended 2nd)

High E string = F# (perfect 5th)

B7 (Guitar, Beginner)

B7, or B-seventh, is the twangier version of the B major chord:

1. Place your index finger on the D string, behind the 1st fret (D#).
2. Place your middle finger on the A string, behind the 2nd fret (B).
3. Place your ring finger on G string, behind the 2nd fret (A).
4. Place your pinky finger on the High E string, behind the 2nd fret (F#).
5. Avoiding the Low E string, strum the B7 chord.

B5 Power Chord (Guitar, Beginner)

This is the B5 power chord. This version of the chord contains three notes: The root note (B), its perfect 5th (F#), and its octave (B).

1. Place your index finger on the A string, behind the 2nd fret. That's the B note.

2. Your middle finger will not be used in this chord. You may stick it out, as if you were flipping someone off.

3. Place your ring finger on the D string, behind the 4th fret. That's the F# note.

4. Place your pinky finger on the G string, behind the 4th fret. That's another B note, one octave higher.

5. Playing only the A, D, and G strings, rock that power chord!

B Major Chord (Guitar, Beginner)

This fingering of the B major chord might be a stretch (literally) for people with smaller hands.

1. Using the length of your index finger, make a bar from the A string to the High E string, behind the 2nd fret (B note, F# note).
2. Place your middle finger on the D string, behind the 4th fret (F# note).
3. Place your ring finger on the G string, behind the 4th fret (B note).
4. Place your pinky finger on the B string, behind the 4th fret (D# note).
5. Avoiding the Low E string, strum the B major chord.

E7sus4add6 (Guitar, Intermediate)

E-seventh-suspended-fourth-add-sixth is pretty much a build-up of the past chords: E7, E7sus4, and E6. Check out those chords, as well as the rest of this week's E chords, and compare.

Low E string = E (root note)

A string = B (perfect 5th)

D string = D (dominant 7th)

G string = A (suspended 4th)

B string = C# (major 6th)

High E string = E (root note)

E7sus4 (Guitar, Intermediate)

E-seventh-suspended-fourth contains the following notes:

Low E string = E (root note)

A string = B (perfect 5th)

D string = D (dominant 7th)

G string = A (suspended 4th)

B string = B (perfect 5th)

High E string = E (root note)

E7sus2sus4 (Guitar, Intermediate)

To be fair, E7sus2sus4 can easily be stated as D/E.

As E7sus2sus4:
D string = E (root note)
G string = A (suspended 4th)
B string = D (dominant 7th)
High E string = F# (suspended 2nd)

As D/E:
D string = E (alternate bass note, instead of the root note D)
G string = A (perfect 5th)
B string = D (root note)
High E string = F# (major 3rd)

This is essentially a D major chord with an alternate bass note of E.

E7 (Guitar, Beginner)

E7, or E-seventh, is the twangier version of the E major chord:

1. Place your index finger on the G string, behind the 1st fret (G#).
2. Place your middle finger on the A string, behind the 2nd fret (B).
3. Playing all six strings, strum the E7 chord.