G#5 chord on 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD)

in Plectrum (CGBD) tuning

✕121G#D#D#
G#5
Power Chord
Notes:G# · D#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
G#G#G#D#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 4 1– 1 2 1x G# D# D#medium · barre on fret 1
3 x 4 61 – 2 3D# x D# G#hard
8 8 4 63 4 1 2G# D# D# G#hard
8 8 9 62 3 4 1G# D# G# G#medium
8 8 x x1 2 – –G# D# x xeasy
x 1 x 1– 1 – 2x G# x D#easy
3 x x 61 – – 2D# x x G#hard
8 8 4 x2 3 1 –G# D# D# xhard
8 8 x 62 3 – 1G# D# x G#hard
8 8 9 x1 2 3 –G# D# G# xeasy
x 1 4 x– 1 2 –x G# D# xmedium
8 x 4 63 – 1 2G# x D# G#hard
x 8 9 6– 2 3 1x D# G# G#medium
x 8 9 x– 1 2 –x D# G# xeasy
3 1 4 12 1 3 1D# G# D# D#medium · barre on fret 1
8 x 4 x2 – 1 –G# x D# xhard

The G#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes G#, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the G#5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
57D#

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#5 in another tuning

What notes make up the G#5 chord?

G#5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes G#, D#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.