G# 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

Major

Notes:G# · C · D#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G# shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 1 1 1	– 1 1 1 1 1	x G# D# G# C D#	easy · barre on fret 1
x x 6 5 4 6	– – 3 2 1 4	x x G# C D# G#	medium
6 5 6 8 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# C G# D# x x	medium
x x 6 8 9 10	– – 1 2 3 4	x x G# D# G# C	hard
x 8 10 8 9 10	– 1 3 1 2 4	x D# C D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 1 1 1 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x G# D# G# C x	easy · barre on fret 1
x x 6 5 4 x	– – 3 2 1 –	x x G# C D# x	medium
6 8 6 5 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	G# D# G# C x x	medium
6 8 10 8 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	G# D# C D# x x	hard
10 8 10 8 9 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	C D# C D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x x 1 1 1	– – – 1 1 1	x x x G# C D#	easy · barre on fret 1
6 x 6 5 4 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	G# x G# C D# x	hard
6 5 x 8 x x	2 1 – 3 – –	G# C x D# x x	hard
6 8 6 x 9 10	1 2 1 – 3 4	G# D# G# x G# C	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 8 9 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x D# C D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 x 1 1 1	– 1 – 2 3 4	x G# x G# C D#	hard

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 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# 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 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.