G7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:G · B · D# · F

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Fingerings (16)

G7♯5 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes G, B, D#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G# 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 G7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

C7♯5 C#7♯5 D7♯5 D#7♯5 E7♯5 F7♯5 F#7♯5 G#7♯5 A7♯5 A#7♯5 B7♯5

See G7♯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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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 G7♯5 chord?

G7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes G, B, D#, 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.