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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:G# · C · E · F#

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Fingerings (16)

G#7♯5 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.