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Galt Guitar Chord

A dominant chord with maximum tension — the specific tones (b5, #5, b9, #9) are chosen by the player based on context. An advanced jazz chord where the listed intervals represent one common voicing.

Guitar

Strings 3–2–X–0–2–3

How to play the Galt chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–2–X–0–2–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 3 · ring finger
5th string (A) Fret 2 · index finger
4th string (D) Muted
3rd string (G) Open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · pinky

Other names for the Galt chord

Other names: G altered

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: G altered chord

Notes and intervals in the Galt chord

Note Interval
G Root
B Major 3rd
Db Diminished 5th
F Minor 7th
A# Augmented 9th

All variations

Open
3–2–X–0–2–3
Fret 5
X–X–5–6–0–7
Fret 9
X–10–9–0–0–9
Fret 10
X–10–11–12–12–X

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys