G#5 chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

1121G#G#D#D#
G#5
Power Chord
Notes:G# · D#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
G#G#G#D#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 4 11 1 2 1G# G# D# D#medium · barre on fret 1
x x 4 6– – 1 2x x D# G#medium
8 8 9 62 3 4 1D# D# G# G#medium
8 8 9 x1 2 3 –D# D# G# xeasy
1 1 x 11 2 – 3G# G# x D#easy
8 8 4 63 4 1 2D# D# D# G#hard
x 8 9 6– 2 3 1x D# G# G#medium
x 8 9 x– 1 2 –x D# G# xeasy
x 1 4 1– 1 2 1x G# D# D#medium · barre on fret 1
x 8 4 6– 3 1 2x D# D# G#hard
8 8 x 62 3 – 1D# D# x G#hard
8 x 9 x1 – 2 –D# x G# xeasy
x 1 x 1– 1 – 2x G# x D#easy
8 x 4 63 – 1 2D# x D# G#hard
x 8 x 6– 2 – 1x D# x G#hard
1 1 4 x1 2 3 –G# G# D# xmedium

The G#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes G#, D#. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) 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.