G#7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7

Dominant 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · F#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7 shapes as text

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

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 B 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#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.