G/F# Chord
Open PositionFrom an open G (middle on the low E at fret 3, index on the A at fret 2, ring on the high e at fret 3), slide the middle finger down one fret to fret 2. The low E now sounds F#, and nothing else moves.
G/F# Chord
3rd Fret · D-String BassF# on the D string at fret 4 with the ring finger, B on the G string at fret 4 with the pinky, and the index flat across the B and high e strings at fret 3 for D and G. Mute the low E and A.
G/F# Chord
2nd Fret · E-String BassA four-note jazz-style voicing: index on the low E at fret 2 (F#), pinky on the D string at fret 5 (G), ring on the G string at fret 4 (B), middle on the B string at fret 3 (D). The index leans on the A string to mute it; keep the high e out.
Slide one finger
From open G, slide the finger on the low E down from fret 3 to fret 2. That single move is the whole chord.
Walk down from G
Play G – G/F# – Em – C and listen to the bass: G, F#, E, C. Everything above the bass barely moves.
Let the A string ring
The A string at fret 2 is B, the 3rd of G. Keep it: it sits between the F# bass and the open strings and keeps the chord sounding like G.
G/F# or D/F#?
Both fit between G and Em. D/F# sounds like a new chord; G/F# sounds like G with the bass moving under it. Try both.
It is a major 7th
F# is the major 7th of G, so G/F# is Gmaj7 with the 7th in the bass. Let it ring on its own and it sounds dreamy; in a walk-down it just sounds like the bass moving.
About the G/F# Chord on Guitar
The G/F# chord — said "G over F sharp" — is a G major chord with F# as its lowest note. F# is not one of G's three notes: it is the major 7th of G, so G/F# has four notes — G, B, D and F# — the same as Gmaj7, with the 7th in the bass. On guitar it is one small move from open G: slide the finger on the low E down from fret 3 to fret 2. Its job is the walk-down in the key of G — G – G/F# – Em – C moves the bass G–F#–E–C while the top of the chord barely changes. D/F# fills the same gap, but it changes the chord to D; G/F# keeps G ringing over the moving bass. This page covers three voicings: the open shape, a four-string shape at fret 3, and a four-note shape with F# on the low E at fret 2. Every diagram is interactive and playable with acoustic guitar sound.
- 013 G/F# chord shapes from beginner to intermediate
- 02Interactive diagrams — click Play to hear each chord
- 03Acoustic guitar sound via audio engine
- 04Built from 4 notes: G, B, D and F#, with F# in the bass
- 05The same notes as Gmaj7 — third inversion
- 06Open, four-string, and E-string bass voicings
- 07Difficulty rating on every shape
- 08Free — no sign-up or download needed
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Chord Tones
The 4 notes that form the G/F# chord and their role in the major scale.
G/F# is a G major triad over F#, a note that is not in the triad — it is the major 7th of G. So G/F# has the same four notes as Gmaj7 (G, B, D and F#), with the 7th in the bass: Gmaj7 in third inversion.
Frequently Asked Questions
2-2-0-0-0-3 — the open G with the finger on the low E moved down one fret to F#.
G over F sharp: a G major chord with F# as the lowest note.
It has the same four notes. G/F# says the F# is in the bass — usually because the bass is walking down.
Between G and Em in the key of G — G – G/F# – Em – C is the classic walk-down.