G#7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7

Dominant 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 3 4 0 4	– 2 1 3 – 4	x G# C F# F# D#	medium
x 4 3 4 2 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x G# C F# G# x	medium
x 4 3 4 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x G# C F# x x	easy
x 4 6 4 6 4	– 1 2 1 3 1	x G# D# F# C D#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x x 6 6 7	– – – 1 2 3	x x x G# C F#	easy
x x 11 10 9 7	– – 4 3 2 1	x x G# C D# F#	hard
11 8 9 10 0 x	4 1 2 3 – –	G# C F# C F# x	medium
11 11 9 10 9 9	3 4 1 2 1 1	G# D# F# C D# G#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 10 0 x	2 3 4 1 – –	G# D# G# C F# x	medium
x 4 3 1 0 1	– 4 3 1 – 2	x G# C D# F# C	medium
x 2 3 4 2 4	– 1 2 3 1 4	x F# C F# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 3 4 x 4	– 2 1 3 – 4	x G# C F# x D#	hard
x 4 6 4 6 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x G# D# F# C x	medium · barre on fret 4
6 8 6 6 6 7	1 3 1 1 1 2	D# C D# G# C F#	medium · barre on fret 6
11 11 x 10 0 7	3 4 – 2 – 1	G# D# x C F# F#	hard
11 8 11 10 0 x	3 1 4 2 – –	G# C G# C F# x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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#7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
♭7	10	F#

More G# chords

G#G#m 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

C7 C#7 D7 D#7 E7 F7 F#7 G7 A7 A#7 B7

See G#7 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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#7 chord?

G#7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes G#, C, 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.