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

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:G# · C · E · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♯5 shapes as text

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