Chord · G# Minor-Major 7th
G♯m(maj7) Chord
G♯m(maj7) is G#, B, D# and F## — sinister, James Bond-ish. Tonic of harmonic minor.
G♯m(maj7) on every instrument
The same 4 notes, 5 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What G♯m(maj7) is made of
G# Minor-Major 7th (G# minor-major 7th) is built from the notes G#, B, D#, F##, with the interval pattern 1, b3, 5, 7. A common minor-major 7th chord across many styles.
Stack 1, b3, 5 and 7 on a root of G♯ and you get G#, B, D# and F##. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a minor major seventh chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Cm(maj7) sounds like a transposed G♯m(maj7).
Minor-Major 7th: Sinister, James Bond-ish. Tonic of harmonic minor.
Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. That is why this chord is spelled with G♯ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.
Keys that contain G♯m(maj7)
No major or natural-minor key contains all 4 of these notes — this one gets borrowed.
Chords like this one sit outside the diatonic set — they arrive as secondary dominants, borrowed chords or passing harmony. Browse every key to see which progressions pull it in.
Other chords on G♯
Same root, different colour.
The same minor major seventh shape, moved
The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.
Questions people ask about G#m(maj7)
- What notes are in the G#m(maj7) chord?
- G#m(maj7) is made of G#, B, D# and F## — the 1, b3, 5 and 7 degrees of a minor major seventh chord built on G#.
- What keys use the G#m(maj7) chord?
- No major or natural-minor key contains all 4 notes of G#m(maj7). Chords like this arrive as borrowed harmony — secondary dominants, harmonic-minor colour, or chromatic passing chords — rather than as one of a key's native chords.
- How do you play G#m(maj7) on guitar and piano?
- This page shows G#m(maj7) on guitar, piano, ukulele, mandolin and banjo — 7 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
- Is G#m(maj7) the same as Abm(maj7)?
- Yes. G#m(maj7) and Abm(maj7) are enharmonic — identical pitches written two different ways. Which spelling you use depends on the key you are in; G#m(maj7) is the spelling this site treats as canonical.
Learn the theory behind it
Why G♯m(maj7) behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.