G#5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

✕✕✕111G#D#G#
G#5
Power Chord
Notes:G# · D#
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
G#G#G#D#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 1 1 1 x x– 1 1 1 – –x G# D# G# x xeasy · barre on fret 1
x x 6 x 3 6– – 2 – 1 3x x G# x D# G#hard
x x 6 8 8 6– – 1 2 3 1x x G# D# G# G#medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 x x x x1 2 – – – –G# D# x x x xeasy
x 1 1 1 3 1– 1 1 1 2 1x G# D# G# D# D#medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 x 3 x– – 2 – 1 –x x G# x D# xhard
8 8 6 8 x x2 3 1 4 – –G# D# G# D# x xmedium
8 8 x 8 8 x1 2 – 3 4 –G# D# x D# G# xhard
x 1 1 x x x– 1 2 – – –x G# D# x x xeasy
x x x x 3 6– – – – 1 2x x x x D# G#medium
8 x 6 8 8 62 – 1 3 4 1G# x G# D# G# G#hard · barre on fret 6
8 8 x 8 x x1 2 – 3 – –G# D# x D# x xeasy
x 1 1 1 3 x– 1 1 1 2 –x G# D# G# D# xmedium · barre on fret 1
3 x 6 x x x1 – 2 – – –D# x G# x x xhard
x x 6 8 8 x– – 1 2 3 –x x G# D# G# xmedium
8 x x 8 8 x1 – – 2 3 –G# x x D# G# xeasy

The G#5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes G#, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Orkney 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#5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
57D#

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#5 in another tuning

What notes make up the G#5 chord?

G#5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes G#, 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.