G# chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:G# · C · D#

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Fingerings (16)

G# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 3 4 6 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# C G# D# C x	medium
4 3 4 3 3 4	2 1 3 1 1 4	G# C G# C D# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 4 6 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	G# D# G# D# C x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 6 8 8	– 1 2 1 3 4	x D# C D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 8 11	– 2 1 3 1 4	x G# C G# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 11 11 12 11	– 1 1 1 2 1	x G# D# G# C D#	easy · barre on fret 11
4 6 4 3 0 x	2 4 3 1 – –	G# D# G# C C x	medium
4 3 4 3 3 x	2 1 3 1 1 –	G# C G# C D# x	easy · barre on fret 3
x x 4 6 0 4	– – 1 3 – 2	x x G# D# C G#	medium
8 6 8 6 8 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	C D# C D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 0 11	– 2 1 3 – 4	x G# C G# C D#	medium
x 11 11 11 0 x	– 1 1 1 – –	x G# D# G# C x	easy · barre on fret 11
4 3 x 6 0 4	2 1 – 4 – 3	G# C x D# C G#	hard
x x 4 3 3 4	– – 3 1 2 4	x x G# C D# G#	medium
4 6 4 6 0 8	1 2 1 3 – 4	G# D# G# D# C C	hard · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 6 8 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x D# C D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

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

More G# chords

G#m G#7 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

C C#D D#E F F#G A A#B

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

What notes make up the G# chord?

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

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.