G# Major Ukulele Chord
A bright, compact major chord spelled G#, C and D#. Often notated as Ab, it turns up in flat keys, jazz turnarounds, and soul ballads, frequently acting as a smooth lead-in to C# or back to D#.
Also known as
- G#
- Ab
- G#M
- AbM
- G# M
- Ab M
- G#maj
- Abmaj
- G# maj
- Ab maj
- A-flat
- G#major
- G-sharp
- Abmajor
- A-flatM
- G# major
- G-sharpM
- Ab major
- A-flat M
- G-sharp M
- A-flatmaj
- G-sharpmaj
- A-flat maj
- G-sharp maj
- A-flatmajor
- G-sharpmajor
- A-flat major
- G-sharp major
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
Anchor your index on the 1st fret of the G string, middle on the 3rd fret of the C string, pinky on the 4th fret of the E string, and ring on the 3rd fret of the A string. Spacing the pinky and ring across that cluster is the challenge, so press near the frets and keep your wrist relaxed. It is a movable shape, so the same fingering slides up the neck for higher major chords.