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

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7♯5

Dominant 7 ♯5

Notes:G# · C · E · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7♯5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 3 2 0 x	– 3 2 1 – –	x G# C E F# x	medium
x 2 3 2 2 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x F# C E G# x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 4 3 4 x 5	– 2 1 3 – 4	x G# C F# x E	hard
x 4 7 4 6 5	– 1 4 1 3 2	x G# E F# C E	medium · barre on fret 4
9 8 x 6 0 5	4 3 – 2 – 1	G# C x G# F# E	hard
9 8 7 6 0 x	4 3 2 1 – –	G# C E G# F# x	medium
9 8 7 10 0 x	3 2 1 4 – –	G# C E C F# x	medium
9 8 9 x 10 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	G# C F# x E x	hard
9 12 9 10 10 9	1 4 1 2 3 1	G# E F# C E G#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 12 11 10 12 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x E G# C F# x	medium
x 4 3 2 0 1	– 4 3 2 – 1	x G# C E F# C	medium
5 2 3 2 2 5	3 1 2 1 1 4	E F# C E G# E	medium · barre on fret 2
5 4 3 4 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	E G# C F# x x	medium
x 4 7 4 6 7	– 1 3 1 2 4	x G# E F# C F#	medium · barre on fret 4
9 8 7 x 0 5	4 3 2 – – 1	G# C E x F# E	hard
x 0 7 6 6 7	– – 3 1 2 4	x E E G# C F#	medium

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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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.