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

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:G# · C · E · F#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
6 3 2 0 3 x	4 2 1 – 3 –	G# C E F# C x	hard
2 3 2 2 3 4	1 2 1 1 3 4	E C E G# C F#	medium · barre on fret 2
6 3 4 x 7 x	3 1 2 – 4 –	G# C F# x E x	hard
x x 6 6 7 4	– – 2 3 4 1	x x G# C E F#	medium
6 7 6 6 9 6	1 2 1 1 3 1	G# E G# C F# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 10 0 11 10	– 1 2 – 4 3	x E C F# G# C	hard
x 11 10 10 9 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x G# C E F# x	medium
6 3 2 0 x x	3 2 1 – – –	G# C E F# x x	hard
2 3 4 2 3 2	1 2 4 1 3 1	E C F# G# C E	medium · barre on fret 2
6 7 4 x 3 x	3 4 2 – 1 –	G# E F# x C x	hard
6 7 4 6 x x	2 4 1 3 – –	G# E F# C x x	medium
6 9 6 6 7 6	1 3 1 1 2 1	G# F# G# C E G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 10 0 7 10	– 4 2 – 1 3	x G# C F# E C	hard
x 11 x 10 9 10	– 4 – 2 1 3	x G# x E F# C	hard
6 3 4 0 7 x	3 1 2 – 4 –	G# C F# F# E x	hard
4 3 2 2 3 2	4 2 1 1 3 1	F# C E G# C E	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – Open D 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

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.