G# chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Daddy

in Double Daddy (D-A-D-D-A-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:G# · C · D#

hardfret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 3 x 6 6 x	2 1 – 3 4 –	G# C x G# D# x	hard
6 6 6 6 6 10	1 1 1 1 1 2	G# D# G# G# D# C	hard · barre on fret 6
6 3 6 x 6 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	G# C G# x D# x	hard
6 6 6 10 6 6	1 1 1 2 1 1	G# D# G# C D# G#	hard · barre on fret 6
6 6 x 6 3 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	G# D# x G# C x	hard
6 6 6 10 6 10	1 1 1 2 1 3	G# D# G# C D# C	hard · barre on fret 6
6 6 6 x 3 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	G# D# G# x C x	hard
6 6 10 6 6 6	1 1 2 1 1 1	G# D# C G# D# G#	hard · barre on fret 6
6 3 x x 6 6	2 1 – – 3 4	G# C x x D# G#	hard
6 6 10 6 6 10	1 1 2 1 1 3	G# D# C G# D# C	hard · barre on fret 6
6 6 x x 3 6	2 3 – – 1 4	G# D# x x C G#	hard
6 6 10 10 6 6	1 1 2 3 1 1	G# D# C C D# G#	hard · barre on fret 6
x 3 6 6 6 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x C G# G# D# x	medium
6 6 10 10 6 10	1 1 2 3 1 4	G# D# C C D# C	hard · barre on fret 6
x 6 6 6 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x D# G# G# C x	medium
6 6 6 10 6 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	G# D# G# C D# x	hard · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

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

More G# chords

G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 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

C C#D D#E F F#G A A#B

See G# 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 Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-D

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.