D#7♯5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD)

in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) tuning

○1211GD#BC#D#
D#7♯5
Dominant 7 ♯5
Notes:D# · G · B · C#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
GBD#D#D#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 4 1 1– 1 2 1 1G D# B C# D#medium · barre on fret 1
4 5 6 3 x2 3 4 1 –B G C# D# xmedium
6 5 8 x 92 1 3 – 4C# G D# x Bhard
6 x 8 7 91 – 3 2 4C# x D# G Bhard
0 9 8 7 11– 3 2 1 4G B D# G C#hard
0 x 8 11 11– – 1 2 3G x D# B C#hard
0 1 4 1 x– 1 2 1 –G D# B C# xmedium · barre on fret 1
6 5 4 3 x4 3 2 1 –C# G B D# xmedium
6 9 8 x 52 4 3 – 1C# B D# x Ghard
6 9 8 7 x1 4 3 2 –C# B D# G xmedium
0 11 8 7 9– 4 2 1 3G C# D# G Bhard
12 x 8 11 114 – 1 2 3G x D# B C#hard
4 1 0 1 14 1 – 2 3B D# G C# D#medium
4 x 6 3 52 – 4 1 3B x C# D# Ghard
8 5 6 x 93 1 2 – 4D# G C# x Bhard
8 9 6 7 x3 4 1 2 –D# B C# G 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 – Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) 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.