G#7 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7

Dominant 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 1 1 4	– 1 1 1 1 2	x G# D# G# C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
3 x 6 5 7 x	1 – 3 2 4 –	D# x G# C F# x	hard
x x 6 5 4 4	– – 4 3 1 2	x x G# C D# F#	medium
8 5 6 5 7 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	G# C G# C F# x	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 6 8 7 10	– – 1 3 2 4	x x G# D# F# C	hard
8 x 10 8 7 x	2 – 4 3 1 –	G# x C D# F# x	hard
8 11 10 8 9 x	1 4 3 1 2 –	G# F# C D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
0 11 10 11 9 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	C F# C F# G# x	medium
x 1 4 1 1 1	– 1 2 1 1 1	x G# F# G# C D#	medium · barre on fret 1
3 5 6 x 7 x	1 2 3 – 4 –	D# C G# x F# x	hard
8 5 4 5 4 4	4 2 1 3 1 1	G# C F# C D# F#	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 6 5 7 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x G# C F# G#	medium
0 8 6 8 7 6	– 3 1 4 2 1	C D# G# D# F# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 10 x 7 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	G# D# C x F# x	hard
8 11 10 8 x x	1 3 2 1 – –	G# F# C D# x x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 11 9 10	– – 2 4 1 3	x x C F# G# C	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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-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.