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

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:G# · C · E · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 2 1 1 4	– 1 2 1 1 3	x G# E G# C F#	medium · barre on fret 1
6 x 2 5 x 4	4 – 1 3 – 2	G# x E C x F#	hard
x x 6 5 5 4	– – 4 2 3 1	x x G# C E F#	medium
6 5 x 9 7 x	2 1 – 4 3 –	G# C x E F# x	hard
x x 6 9 7 10	– – 1 3 2 4	x x G# E F# C	hard
x 9 10 11 9 10	– 1 2 4 1 3	x E C F# G# C	medium · barre on fret 9
x 1 4 1 1 2	– 1 3 1 1 2	x G# F# G# C E	medium · barre on fret 1
6 x 4 5 x 2	4 – 2 3 – 1	G# x F# C x E	hard
6 x 4 5 5 4	4 – 1 2 3 1	G# x F# C E F#	hard · barre on fret 4
6 9 x 5 7 x	2 4 – 1 3 –	G# E x C F# x	hard
6 9 6 x 7 10	1 3 1 – 2 4	G# E G# x F# C	hard · barre on fret 6
10 9 10 11 9 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	C E C F# G# x	medium · barre on fret 9
x 1 2 5 1 4	– 1 2 4 1 3	x G# E C C F#	hard · barre on fret 1
6 5 2 x x 4	4 3 1 – – 2	G# C E x x F#	hard
6 x 4 5 5 x	4 – 1 2 3 –	G# x F# C E x	hard
x 5 6 9 7 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x C G# E F# x	hard

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 G 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.