G# chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

✕✕4433112211G#G#CCD#D#G#G#CC
G#
Major
Notes:G# · C · D#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
CG#G#G#D#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1x x G# G# C C D# D# G# G# C Cmedium · barre on fret 1
x x 4 4 3 3 x x 2 2 4 4– – 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1 4 4x x G# G# C C x x G# G# D# D#hard
x x 4 4 3 3 x x 6 6 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 – – 4 4 3 3x x G# G# C C x x C C D# D#hard
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1x x G# G# D# D# G# G# C C D# D#medium · barre on fret 4
x x x x 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x– – – – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –x x x x D# D# G# G# C C x xeasy · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 x x 10 10 9 9 x x4 4 1 1 – – 3 3 2 2 – –G# G# C C x x C C D# D# x xhard
x x x x 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9– – – – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2x x x x G# G# C C D# D# G# G#medium
11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 x x x x2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – – –G# G# D# D# G# G# C C x x x xmedium
x x 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x G# G# C C D# D# G# G# x xmedium
x x x x 3 3 6 6 2 2 4 4– – – – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3x x x x C C G# G# G# G# D# D#hard
x x 4 4 3 3 6 6 x x 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 4 4 – – 3 3x x G# G# C C G# G# x x D# D#hard
x x 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –x x G# G# D# D# G# G# C C x xmedium
6 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –D# D# C C D# D# G# G# C C x xmedium · barre on fret 6
11 11 8 8 11 11 x x 9 9 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –G# G# C C G# G# x x D# D# x xhard
x x x x 11 11 10 10 9 9 x x– – – – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x x x G# G# C C D# D# x xmedium
11 11 11 11 x x 10 10 x x x x2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 – – – –G# G# D# D# x x C C x x x xeasy

The G# chord (Major) is built from the notes G#, C, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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# chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
34C
57D#

More G# chords

Other roots

See G# in another tuning

What notes make up the G# chord?

G# is a Major chord built from the notes G#, C, 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.