This Love of Mine in G#

Sol Parker / Henry Sanicola / Frank Sinatra(1941)swing
Do Re MiC D E
A
B
D♯7♯5
G♯/D♯

Chord Diagrams — This Love of Mine in G# (Guitar)

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This Love of Mine in G#

Key of G#

G# major (or Ab) lives at fret 4 on the low E string. All chords require barre technique, making it less common in guitar-centric songwriting but standard in piano-driven pop. Guitarists often use a capo to access friendlier shapes. G# is a intermediate-advanced-level key on guitar because the open G string is a half step below the root, creating dissonance — avoid letting it ring. Expect to rely on barre chords throughout, which builds hand strength and unlocks the entire fretboard.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to F (descending minor third), F to D# (descending whole step), D# to F (ascending whole step), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to C (ascending whole step), C to C (ascending unison), C to G# (descending major third). The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from G# to A# by whole step.

Scales for Improvisation

G# major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, G# Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 35 bars · Form: AB

Chords: A♯m7, D♯7, G♯, Fm7, D♯7♯5, F7, A♯7, Cm7, C7, G♯/D♯.

Scales for Improvisation G# bebop, G# bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of G#