G#6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#6

Major 6

Notes:G# · C · D# · F

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 2 2 2	– – 1 1 1 1	x G# D# G# C F	easy · barre on fret 2
x x x 2 2 2	– – – 1 1 1	x x x G# C F	easy · barre on fret 2
x 0 4 6 5 0	– – 1 3 2 –	x G# F C D# D#	medium
x 0 7 6 7 5	– – 3 2 4 1	x G# G# C F G#	medium
7 0 7 6 7 0	2 – 3 1 4 –	G# G# G# C F D#	medium
7 7 7 9 7 9	1 1 1 2 1 3	G# D# G# D# F C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 11 10 9	– – 3 4 2 1	x G# C F G# C	medium
11 0 11 11 10 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	C G# C F G# D#	medium
11 0 11 11 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	C G# C F x x	easy
x 0 4 2 2 0	– – 3 1 2 –	x G# F G# C D#	medium
x x 2 2 2 2	– – 1 1 1 1	x x D# G# C F	easy · barre on fret 2
x 0 4 6 5 5	– – 1 4 2 3	x G# F C D# G#	medium
x x 7 6 7 5	– – 3 2 4 1	x x G# C F G#	medium
7 0 7 6 7 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	G# G# G# C F x	medium
7 9 7 9 7 9	1 2 1 3 1 4	G# F G# D# F C	medium · barre on fret 7
11 9 11 9 10 9	3 1 4 1 2 1	C F C D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
6	9	F

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

Other roots

C6 C#6 D6 D#6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 A6 A#6 B6

See G#6 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 C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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#6 chord?

G#6 is a Major 6 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.