G#maj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#maj7

Major 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · G

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#maj7 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#maj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, G. 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#maj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
7	11	G

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 G#m7 G#7♯5 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

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See G#maj7 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#maj7 chord?

G#maj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes G#, C, D#, G.

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.