Cavaquinho · Minor sharp five chord

G#m5+G# Minor sharp five

Key: B Major
Hard

G#m5+ is the G# minor sharp five chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes G# · B · D# · G.

Notes

G#
B
D#
G

Structure

1
♭3
♯5

Sound: Minor with augmented fifth; Tense, restless
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of B Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	B	Tonic
ii	C#m	Subdominant
iii	D#m	Tonic relative
IV	E	Subdominant
V	F#	Dominant
vi	G#m	Tonic relative
vii°	A#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 4 with your index finger, from string 3 to string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 5 of string 1.
3Place your ring finger on fret 6 of string 4.
4Strum all the strings.