G7♯5 chord on 4-String Bass – Drop D

in Drop D (D-A-D-G) tuning

○123D#BFG
G7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:G · B · D# · F
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBFD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 3 01 2 3 –D# B F Gmedium
5 6 3 43 4 1 2G D# F Bmedium
5 8 9 81 2 4 3G F B D#hard
3 2 1 03 2 1 –F B D# Gmedium
3 6 5 41 4 3 2F D# G Bmedium
9 8 5 84 2 1 3B F G D#hard

The G7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes G, B, D#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop D 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 G7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
34B
♯58D#
♭710F

More G chords

Other roots

See G7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the G7♯5 chord?

G7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes G, B, D#, F.

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.