G#maj7 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#maj7

Major 7

Notes:G# · C · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#maj7 shapes as text

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