G# chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:G# · C · D#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G# shapes as text

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

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 – 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# 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 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# 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.