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#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 1 3 2	– 1 – 2 4 3	x G# C F# C E	medium
x x 6 3 3 2	– – 4 2 3 1	x x F# G# C E	hard
x x 4 3 3 4	– – 3 1 2 4	x x E G# C F#	medium
x x 8 7 7 4	– – 4 2 3 1	x x G# C E F#	hard
8 5 6 x 7 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	G# C F# x E x	hard
8 x 6 7 7 6	4 – 1 2 3 1	G# x F# C E G#	hard · barre on fret 6
8 9 0 7 9 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	G# E C C F# x	medium
8 9 8 x 9 10	1 2 1 – 3 4	G# E G# x F# C	hard · barre on fret 8
0 11 0 11 11 10	– 2 – 3 4 1	C F# C E G# C	medium
12 11 12 11 11 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	C F# C E G# x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 1 4 1 3 2	– 1 4 1 3 2	x G# E F# C E	medium · barre on fret 1
x 5 6 3 x 2	– 3 4 2 – 1	x C F# G# x E	hard
4 5 6 3 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	E C F# G# x x	medium
8 x 4 7 7 4	4 – 1 2 3 1	G# x E C E F#	hard · barre on fret 4
0 5 6 x 7 6	– 1 2 – 4 3	C C F# x E G#	hard
8 9 6 7 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	G# E F# C x x	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.