G#maj7 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#maj7

Major 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#maj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 0 1 1	– 1 2 – 3 4	x G# D# G C D#	medium
6 5 5 0 4 x	4 2 3 – 1 –	G# C G G D# x	medium
6 5 5 5 x x	2 1 1 1 – –	G# C G C x x	easy · barre on fret 5
6 8 6 0 8 10	1 2 1 – 3 4	G# D# G# G G C	hard · barre on fret 6
x 0 10 8 9 10	– – 3 1 2 4	x G C D# G# C	medium
10 0 10 0 9 10	2 – 3 – 1 4	C G C G G# C	medium
x 1 1 0 1 x	– 1 2 – 3 –	x G# D# G C x	easy
6 5 6 0 4 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	G# C G# G D# x	medium
6 5 5 8 8 5	2 1 1 3 4 1	G# C G D# G G	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 6 0 9 10	1 2 1 – 3 4	G# D# G# G G# C	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 0 9 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x D# C G G# C	medium
x 0 10 0 9 10	– – 2 – 1 3	x G C G G# C	easy
x 1 x 0 1 1	– 1 – – 2 3	x G# x G C D#	easy
x x 6 5 4 5	– – 4 2 1 3	x x G# C D# G	medium
6 8 5 5 8 5	2 3 1 1 4 1	G# D# G C G G	medium · barre on fret 5
6 8 10 0 8 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	G# D# C G G x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#maj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, G. 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#maj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
7	11	G

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#+G#9 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

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See G#maj7 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#maj7 chord?

G#maj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes G#, C, D#, G.

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.