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G sharp thirteen suspended four chord
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About the G sharp thirteen suspended four chord

G sharp thirteen suspended four is used in F sharp Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as a G♯ thirteenth suspended fourth chord.

Its notes are G♯, C♯, D♯, F♯, A♯, and E♯. The intervals are a perfect fourth, a perfect fifth, a minor seventh, a major ninth, and a major thirteenth.

Also called 13sus. A flat thirteen suspended four spells the same notes enharmonically.

Learn more about the G♯13sus4 chord

Inversions

Position 1 of 6

G sharp thirteen suspended four (root position)

Notes and intervals

1G#G♯Root
2C#C♯Perfect 4th
3D#D♯Perfect 5th
4F#F♯Minor 7th
5A#A♯Major 9th
6E#E♯Major 13th

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Other G sharp chords

Simpler triads

G sharp five chordG sharp major chordG sharp minor chordG sharp diminished chordG sharp augmented chord

Suspended

G sharp suspended two chordG sharp suspended four chordG sharp seven suspended four chordG sharp nine suspended four chord

Sixths and sevenths

G sharp six chordG sharp minor six chordG sharp minor flat six chordG sharp seven chordG sharp major seven chordG sharp minor seven chordG sharp minor seven flat five chordG sharp diminished seven chordG sharp minor major seven chordG sharp major seven flat five chordG sharp major seven sharp five chordG sharp minor major seven flat five chord

Extensions

G sharp nine chordG sharp add nine chordG sharp major nine chordG sharp minor nine chordG sharp eleven chordG sharp thirteen chordG sharp six nine chordG sharp minor add nine chordG sharp major eleven chordG sharp major thirteen chordG sharp minor eleven chordG sharp minor thirteen chordG sharp minor six nine chordG sharp minor major nine chordG sharp minor major eleven chord

Altered

G sharp seven sharp five chordG sharp seven flat five chordG sharp seven flat nine chordG sharp seven sharp nine chordG sharp nine flat five chordG sharp nine sharp eleven chordG sharp nine sharp five chord

Functional relationships

These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.

Dominant

D sharp major chord Learn more about Dominant

The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.

Subdominant

C sharp major chord Learn more about Subdominant

The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.

Tritone substitution

D thirteen suspended four chord Learn more about Tritone substitution

The tritone substitution is a dominant chord a tritone away that shares the same tension, so it can stand in for this chord and resolve the same way.

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G♯13sus4 chord on piano shown as colored note dots
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