D shape of G# Major
Symbol: G#
D shape
Root
G#
Chord tones
G# · C · D#
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 4 · 7
Position
From fret 6
String by string
- String 6: not played
- String 5: not played
- String 4: fret 6 → G#root
- String 3: fret 8 → D#
- String 2: fret 9 → G#root
- String 1: fret 8 → C
Note names on this page use the toolkit's sharp spelling throughout: A# and Bb are the same pitch, and this page always writes A#.
The five shapes of G# Major
- 1. C shape · From fret 8
- 2. A shape · From fret 11
- 3. G shape · From fret 1
- 4. E shape · From fret 4
- 5. D shape · From fret 6
Each shape covers the same chord in a different place on the neck; the list shows where each one starts.
Corresponding G# Ionian (Major)
Every tone of G# Major belongs to G# Ionian (Major). The board shows that scale across frets 0–12, connecting this chord shape to the notes around it.
RootIn scaleOutside scale
G# · A# · C · C# · D# · F · G
G# Major in the D shape sounds 4 of the six strings in standard tuning, and its chord tones are G# · C · D#.