G#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:G# · C · E · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 3 0 2 3	– – 2 – 1 3	x G# E F# C F#	easy
x x 3 2 2 3	– – 3 1 2 4	x x E G# C F#	medium
x x 7 6 6 3	– – 4 2 3 1	x x G# C E F#	hard
7 4 5 0 6 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	G# C F# F# E x	medium
x 0 5 6 6 5	– – 1 2 3 1	x G# F# C E G#	easy · barre on fret 5
7 0 7 0 6 9	2 – 3 – 1 4	G# G# G# F# E C	medium
7 8 7 0 8 9	1 2 1 – 3 4	G# E G# F# F# C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 10 8 9	– – 4 3 1 2	x G# C E F# C	medium
x 10 x 10 10 9	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F# x E G# C	hard
11 10 11 10 10 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	C F# C E G# x	easy · barre on fret 10
x 0 3 0 2 x	– – 2 – 1 –	x G# E F# C x	easy
3 4 5 2 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	E C F# G# x x	medium
7 x 3 6 6 3	4 – 1 2 3 1	G# x E C E F#	hard · barre on fret 3
7 4 7 0 6 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	G# C G# F# E x	medium
7 0 5 6 6 5	4 – 1 2 3 1	G# G# F# C E G#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 0 7 0 6 9	– – 2 – 1 3	x G# G# F# E C	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes G#, C, E, 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#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
♯5	8	E
♭7	10	F#

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 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♯5 C#7♯5 D7♯5 D#7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G7♯5 A7♯5 A#7♯5 B7♯5

See G#7♯5 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#7♯5 chord?

G#7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes G#, C, E, 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.