G#7♯5 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

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 3 2 1	– 1 2 4 3 1	x G# E C F# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 6 3 2 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	E x G# C F# x	hard
4 x 4 3 4 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	E x F# C G# x	hard
8 5 4 7 4 x	4 2 1 3 1 –	G# C F# E G# x	hard · barre on fret 4
8 5 6 9 0 x	3 1 2 4 – –	G# C G# F# E x	hard
x x 6 9 8 9	– – 1 3 2 4	x x G# F# C E	medium
8 11 10 7 0 x	2 4 3 1 – –	G# F# C E E x	hard
8 9 10 9 8 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	G# E C F# C x	medium · barre on fret 8
0 9 10 11 0 11	– 1 2 3 – 4	C E C G# E F#	medium
0 11 10 11 0 11	– 2 1 3 – 4	C F# C G# E F#	medium
0 11 x 11 0 11	– 1 – 2 – 3	C F# x G# E F#	easy
x 1 4 3 0 1	– 1 4 3 – 2	x G# F# C E G#	medium
4 5 6 x 2 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	E C G# x F# x	hard
8 5 4 7 0 x	4 2 1 3 – –	G# C F# E E x	hard
x x 6 9 0 5	– – 2 3 – 1	x x G# F# E C	hard
6 9 6 7 8 x	1 4 1 2 3 –	F# E G# E C x	medium · 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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.