G#maj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

G#maj7

Major 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · G

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Fingerings (16)

G#maj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 3 5 0 6 x	3 1 2 – 4 –	G# C G G D# x	medium
6 3 5 5 3 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	G# C G C C x	medium · barre on fret 3
6 6 5 5 6 5	2 3 1 1 4 1	G# D# G C D# G	medium · barre on fret 5
6 6 6 8 10 10	1 1 1 2 3 4	G# D# G# D# G C	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 10 8 10 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x G# C D# G x	medium
x 11 10 12 10 10	– 2 1 3 1 1	x G# C G G C	medium · barre on fret 10
6 3 6 0 6 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	G# C G# G D# x	medium
x x 6 5 3 5	– – 4 2 1 3	x x G# C C G	medium
x x 6 5 6 5	– – 2 1 3 1	x x G# C D# G	easy · barre on fret 5
6 6 10 8 10 6	1 1 3 2 4 1	G# D# C D# G G#	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 x 8 10 10	– 4 – 1 2 3	x G# x D# G C	hard
x 11 10 12 11 10	– 2 1 4 3 1	x G# C G G# C	medium · barre on fret 10
6 6 5 0 3 x	3 4 2 – 1 –	G# D# G G C x	medium
6 3 5 5 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	G# C G C x x	medium
6 6 5 5 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	G# D# G C x x	medium
6 10 6 8 6 10	1 3 1 2 1 4	G# G G# D# D# C	hard · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#maj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) 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#maj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
7	11	G

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See G#maj7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G#maj7 chord?

G#maj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes G#, C, D#, G.

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.