F#7♯5 chord on 5-String Banjo

in Standard / Open G (gDGBD) tuning

○31213A#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 4 3 5 01 2 1 3 –A# F# A# E Dmedium · barre on fret 3
x 4 3 3 2– 4 2 3 1x F# A# D Emedium
3 4 7 5 x1 2 4 3 –A# F# D E xhard
x 4 7 5 8– 1 3 2 4x F# D E A#hard
7 8 9 7 81 2 4 1 3D A# E F# A#medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 11 11 82 – 3 4 1E D F# A# A#medium
9 x 11 11 121 – 2 3 4E x F# A# Dhard
x 4 3 5 0– 2 1 3 –x F# A# E Dmedium
3 4 x 3 22 4 – 3 1A# F# x D Ehard
7 4 3 5 x4 2 1 3 –D F# A# E xhard
7 4 x 5 83 1 – 2 4D F# x E A#hard
7 8 9 7 01 2 3 1 –D A# E F# Dmedium · barre on fret 7
9 8 11 11 02 1 3 4 –E A# F# A# Dmedium
9 0 11 11 01 – 2 3 –E D F# A# Dmedium
3 4 7 5 01 2 4 3 –A# F# D E Dhard
x 2 3 3 4– 1 2 3 4x E A# D F#medium

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 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.