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G# Guitar Chords

51 chord types built on G#, from the plain triad through to the extended and altered shapes — 415 playable voicings in total, every one with its fingering marked.

156 of the 415 G# shapes here use an open string; the rest are movable grips that transpose by sliding. As a key centre, G# is the I chord; it also turns up as the IV of C# and the V of Eb.

The five you will reach for first

The five shapes every player meets first: the plain major and minor triads, the power chord, and the two triads that alter the fifth. Between them these 5 chords account for 87 of the 415 G# shapes on this site.

Jump to: G# · G#m · G#5 · G#aug · G#dim

G#

G#CEb
14 shapes · open & play
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G# turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of G# major, V of C# major, IV of Eb major, VI of C minor, III of F minor, VII of Bb minor.

Progressions that actually use it: I – V – vi – IV (G# major), I – vi – IV – V (G# major), I – IV – V (G# major), I – IV – iv – I (G# major).

Fret and finger numbers for G#
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 X 1 1 1 X4 – 1 1 1 –
4 X 1 X 1 X4 – 1 – 2 –
4 3 X X 4 42 1 – – 3 4
4 6 6 5 4 41 3 4 2 1 1
X X 6 5 4 4– – 3 2 1 1
X X 6 5 4 X– – 3 2 1 –
X X 6 8 X 8– – 1 3 – 4
X 11 X 8 X 8– 4 – 1 – 2
X 11 10 8 9 8– 4 3 1 2 1
X 11 10 X 9 11– 3 2 – 1 4
X 11 10 X X 11– 2 1 – – 3
X 11 10 13 X 11– 2 1 4 – 3
X 11 13 13 13 11– 1 2 3 4 1
X 11 X 13 13 11– 1 – 3 4 2

G#m

G#BEb
17 shapes · open & play
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G#m turns up as the i, v, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of G# minor, v of C# minor, iv of Eb minor, vi of B major, ii of F# major, iii of E major.

Progressions that actually use it: i – VI – III – VII (G# minor), i – iv – v (G# minor), i – iv – V7 – i (G# minor), i – VII – VI – V (G# minor).

Fret and finger numbers for G#m
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 X 1 1 0 X4 – 1 1 – –
4 X 1 X 0 X4 – 1 – – –
4 6 6 4 4 41 3 4 1 1 1
X X 6 4 4 4– – 3 1 1 1
X X 6 4 4 7– – 3 1 1 4
X X 6 4 4 X– – 3 1 1 –
X X 6 8 0 X– – 1 3 – –
X X 6 8 0 7– – 1 3 – 2
X X 6 8 9 7– – 1 3 4 2
X 11 X 8 0 X– 4 – 1 – –
X 11 9 X 0 11– 3 1 – – 4
X 11 9 X 9 11– 3 1 – 2 4
X 11 13 13 0 X– 1 3 4 – –
X 11 X X 0 11– 1 – – – 2
X 11 13 13 0 11– 1 3 4 – 2
X 11 13 13 12 11– 1 3 4 2 1
X 11 13 13 12 X– 1 3 4 2 –

G#5

G#Eb
13 shapes · open & play
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G#5 fits 12 of the twenty-four major and minor keys — a chord this open leaves most of the scale untouched. These are the 6 where it carries the weight, as the I, IV or V: I of G# major, i of G# minor, V of C# major, v of C# minor, IV of Eb major, iv of Eb minor.

Fret and finger numbers for G#5
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 X 1 1 X X4 – 1 1 – –
X X X 1 4 4– – – 1 3 4
4 X 6 X 4 41 – 4 – 2 3
4 X X X 4 41 – – – 2 3
4 6 X X X X1 3 – – – –
X X 6 X 4 X– – 3 – 1 –
X X 6 8 9 X– – 1 3 4 –
X X 6 8 X X– – 1 3 – –
X 11 X X 9 11– 3 – – 1 4
X 11 13 13 X 11– 1 3 4 – 2
X 11 X 13 X 11– 1 – 3 – 2
X 11 X X X 11– 1 – – – 2
X 11 13 13 X X– 1 3 4 – –

G#aug

G#CE
20 shapes · open & play
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G#aug — The fifth is raised, which puts a note outside every major and minor key. It almost always appears on the way somewhere — holding a major chord for a moment while the top voice climbs toward the next one.

Fret and finger numbers for G#aug
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 X X 1 1 04 – – 1 1 –
4 3 2 1 1 04 3 2 1 1 –
X X X 1 1 0– – – 1 1 –
4 3 2 X X 03 2 1 – – –
4 3 2 X X 43 2 1 – – 4
4 3 X X X 02 1 – – – –
4 X X 5 X 01 – – 2 – –
4 X X 5 5 X1 – – 2 3 –
X X 6 5 5 4– – 4 2 3 1
X X 6 5 5 0– – 2 1 1 –
X X 6 5 5 8– – 2 1 1 4
X X 6 9 X 8– – 1 4 – 3
X 11 X 9 9 8– 4 – 2 3 1
X 11 10 9 9 0– 3 2 1 1 –
X 11 10 9 9 12– 3 2 1 1 4
X 11 10 X X 0– 2 1 – – –
X 11 10 X X 12– 2 1 – – 3
X 11 X 13 13 0– 1 – 3 4 –
X 11 X 13 13 12– 1 – 3 4 2
X X X 13 13 12– – – 2 3 1

G#dim

G#BD
23 shapes · open & play
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G#dim is the ii° and the vii° chord of F# minor and A major.

Fret and finger numbers for G#dim
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
4 X 0 1 0 X4 – – 1 – –
4 2 0 X 0 X3 1 – – – –
4 X X 4 3 X2 – – 3 1 –
X X 6 4 3 X– – 4 2 1 –
4 X 0 X 0 X1 – – – – –
4 X 0 X 0 41 – – – – 2
4 5 0 4 0 41 4 – 2 – 3
4 5 6 4 0 71 2 3 1 – 4
X X 6 7 0 4– – 3 4 – 1
X X 6 7 0 X– – 1 2 – –
X X 6 7 0 7– – 1 2 – 3
X X 6 7 9 7– – 1 2 4 3
X 11 9 X 9 10– 4 1 – 2 3
X 11 9 X X 10– 3 1 – – 2
X 11 9 X 12 10– 3 1 – 4 2
X 11 0 X 0 10– 2 – – – 1
X 11 0 13 0 10– 2 – 4 – 1
X 11 12 13 0 10– 2 3 4 – 1
X 11 0 13 12 10– 2 – 4 3 1
X 11 12 X 12 10– 2 3 – 4 1
X 11 0 X 0 X– 1 – – – –
16 X 0 16 0 161 – – 2 – 3
16 X 0 16 0 191 – – 2 – 4

The rest of the G# chords

G# Major-family chords

9 chord types · 56 shapes

G#maj7 · G#add9 · G#6 · G#maj9 · G#maj11 · G#maj13 · G#6/9 · G#maj7add11 · G#maj7add13

G# Minor-family chords

14 chord types · 98 shapes

G#m7 · G#m6 · G#m6/9 · G#m(maj7) · G#m7add11 · G#m(maj7)add11 · G#m7add13 · G#m(maj7)add13 · G#m(add9) · G#m9 · G#m(maj9) · G#m11 · G#m(maj11) · G#m13

G# Dominant chords

6 chord types · 26 shapes

G#7 · G#9 · G#11 · G#13 · G#7add11 · G#7add13

G# Suspended & Altered chords

17 chord types · 148 shapes

G#sus2 · G#sus4 · G#7sus4 · G#maj7sus4 · G#7sus2 · G#maj7sus2 · G#6sus4 · G#6sus2 · G#m7b5 · G#m7#5 · G#dim7 · G#7b9 · G#7#9 · G#7b5 · G#aug7 · G#aug7b9 · G#m7b9

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.