D#7♯5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

○3412GD#BC#D#
D#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:D# · G · B · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
GBD#D#D#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 3 4 1 1– 3 4 1 2G D# B C# D#medium
4 3 6 3 52 1 4 1 3B D# C# D# Gmedium · barre on fret 3
6 x 8 7 91 – 3 2 4C# x D# G Bhard
0 7 8 11 11– 1 2 3 4G G D# B C#hard
0 x 8 11 11– – 1 2 3G x D# B C#hard
4 3 0 1 14 3 – 1 2B D# G C# D#medium
6 3 4 3 54 1 2 1 3C# D# B D# Gmedium · barre on fret 3
6 7 8 x 91 2 3 – 4C# G D# x Bhard
0 11 8 7 11– 3 2 1 4G B D# G C#hard
12 x 8 11 114 – 1 2 3G x D# B C#hard
0 3 4 1 x– 2 3 1 –G D# B C# xmedium
4 3 6 7 x2 1 3 4 –B D# C# G xhard
8 x 6 7 93 – 1 2 4D# x C# G Bhard
8 7 0 11 112 1 – 3 4D# G G B C#hard
0 11 8 11 11– 2 1 3 4G B D# B C#medium
4 3 0 1 x3 2 – 1 –B D# G C# xmedium

The D#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes D#, G, B, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) 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 D#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10D#
34G
♯58B
♭710C#

More D# chords

Other roots

See D#7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the D#7♯5 chord?

D#7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes D#, G, B, C#.

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.