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

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) 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
2 3 0 1 1 0	3 4 – 1 2 –	G# E F# C E G#	medium
2 3 2 x 3 4	1 2 1 – 3 4	G# E G# x F# C	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 5 3 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x G# C E F# x	hard
0 5 0 5 5 4	– 2 – 3 4 1	F# F# F# E G# C	medium
6 5 6 5 5 0	2 1 3 1 1 –	C F# C E G# G#	easy · barre on fret 5
x 7 6 7 x 8	– 2 1 3 – 4	x G# C F# x E	hard
x 7 10 7 9 8	– 1 4 1 3 2	x G# E F# C E	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 0 9 9 8	– – – 2 3 1	x x F# G# C E	easy
x x 10 9 9 10	– – 3 1 2 4	x x E G# C F#	medium
10 11 12 x x 12	1 2 3 – – 4	E C F# x x G#	hard
2 3 0 1 3 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	G# E F# C F# G#	medium
x x 2 5 3 4	– – 1 4 2 3	x x G# E F# C	medium
x 7 x 5 3 4	– 4 – 3 1 2	x G# x E F# C	hard
x 5 0 5 5 4	– 2 – 3 4 1	x F# F# E G# C	medium
6 5 6 5 5 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	C F# C E G# x	easy · barre on fret 5
6 7 6 7 x 8	1 2 1 3 – 4	C G# C F# x E	hard · barre on fret 6

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.