G#7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

G#7

Dominant 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · F#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#7 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes G#, C, D#, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D) 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 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
5	7	D#
♭7	10	F#

More G# chords

G#G#m 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

C7 C#7 D7 D#7 E7 F7 F#7 G7 A7 A#7 B7

See G#7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Whole Step Down (D) 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 chord?

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