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

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

○31312A#F#A#ED
F#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:F# · A# · D · E
mediumbarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
DEF#F#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 6 3 4 01 3 1 2 –A# F# A# E Dmedium · barre on fret 3
x 6 3 2 2– 4 3 1 2x F# A# D Ehard
3 6 7 4 x1 3 4 2 –A# F# D E xhard
x 6 7 4 8– 2 3 1 4x F# D E A#hard
7 6 9 6 82 1 4 1 3D F# E F# A#medium · barre on fret 6
9 x 11 10 121 – 3 2 4E x F# A# Dhard
x 6 3 4 0– 3 1 2 –x F# A# E Dmedium
3 6 x 2 23 4 – 1 2A# F# x D Ehard
7 6 3 4 x4 3 1 2 –D F# A# E xhard
7 6 x 4 83 2 – 1 4D F# x E A#hard
9 6 7 6 84 1 2 1 3E F# D F# A#medium · barre on fret 6
9 10 11 10 01 2 4 3 –E A# F# A# Dmedium
3 6 7 4 01 3 4 2 –A# F# D E Dhard
x 2 3 4 4– 1 2 3 4x D A# E F#medium
3 4 7 6 x1 2 4 3 –A# E D F# xhard
x 4 7 6 8– 1 3 2 4x E D F# A#hard

The F#7♯5 chord (Dominant 7 ♯5) is built from the notes F#, A#, D, E. 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 F#7♯5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F#
34A#
♯58D
♭710E

More F# chords

Other roots

See F#7♯5 in another tuning

What notes make up the F#7♯5 chord?

F#7♯5 is a Dominant 7 ♯5 chord built from the notes F#, A#, D, E.

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.