Guitar chord · Sevenths
G♯ major 7th chord on guitar
465544 · Barre · 4th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♯maj7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
G♯maj7 is the Imaj7 chord in A♭ major and IVmaj7 in E♭ major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in F minor and VImaj7 in C minor.
- Notes
- G♯B♯D♯F𝄪
- Formula
- 1357
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 4th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 6 strings at the 4th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 4th fret, held by the barre G♯
- 5th string (A): 6th fret, pinky finger (4) D♯
- 4th string (D): 5th fret, middle finger (2) F𝄪
- 3rd string (G): 5th fret, ring finger (3) B♯
- 2nd string (B): 4th fret, held by the barre D♯
- 1st string (high E): 4th fret, held by the barre G♯
Tablature
e|--4---| B|--4---| G|--5---| D|--5---| A|--6---| E|--4---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♯maj7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing G♯maj7 on guitar
On guitar, G♯maj7 is most often played as a barre chord across the 4th fret (465544).
You’ll find G♯maj7 in common progressions such as B♭m7–E♭7–A♭maj7 (the jazz cadence in A♭ major).
