G#7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7

Dominant 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
♭7	10	F#

More G# chords

G#G#m G#°G#+G#9 G#maj7 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

C7 C#7 D7 D#7 E7 F7 F#7 G7 A7 A#7 B7

See G#7 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the G#7 chord?

G#7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes G#, C, 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.