G#5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

✕✕2341G#D#G#D#
G#5
Power Chord
Notes:G# · D#
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
G#G#G#D#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 4 x 2 x2 3 4 – 1 –G# D# G# x D# xhard
4 4 4 x x x1 1 1 – – –G# D# G# x x xeasy · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 6 7 9– 3 – 1 2 4x G# x D# G# D#hard
x x x x 7 9– – – – 1 2x x x x G# D#medium
x 9 11 11 x x– 1 2 3 – –x G# D# G# x xmedium
x x 11 11 x x– – 1 2 – –x x D# G# x xeasy
x x 4 6 2 2– – 3 4 1 2x x G# D# D# G#hard
4 4 x x x x1 2 – – – –G# D# x x x xeasy
x 9 x 6 7 x– 3 – 1 2 –x G# x D# G# xhard
x 9 11 11 7 x– 2 3 4 1 –x G# D# G# G# xhard
x 9 11 x x x– 1 2 – – –x G# D# x x xmedium
11 x 11 11 x x1 – 2 3 – –D# x D# G# x xeasy
x x 4 x 2 2– – 3 – 1 2x x G# x D# G#hard
4 4 4 6 x x1 1 1 2 – –G# D# G# D# x xmedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 6 x x– 2 – 1 – –x G# x D# x xhard
x x x 11 7 9– – – 3 1 2x x x G# G# D#hard

The G#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes G#, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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#5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
57D#

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#5 in another tuning

What notes make up the G#5 chord?

G#5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes G#, 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.